Windy, clear and pleasant
Start time: 9:30am; arrived: 4:50pm
The boys were keen to visit the trout hatchery just down the road before
heading for Dalmeny, so we had a later than usual departure. We drove the 10km
to the Gaden Road Trout Hatchery and waited for the 10am guided tour. The girls
read their books in the picnic area. The tour took about 50 mins and then
mornos was had, in the vans, before leaving. We had to drive back through
Jindabyne to get onto the Cooma road.
We stopped in Cooma to visit the Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre and had lunch
before moving onto Dalmeny. We needed fuel, so had to backtrack to Bega (only
an extra 12km round trip), and were then on our way. It seems like it had taken
forever to get to Dalmeny, but with the slow descent behind a B-Double, it made
sense. We finally arrived at Dalmeny Camp Ground just before 5pm??? After
setting up etc, we went over to say hi to Fred and Heather and Ken and Maree
(we are cycling with these two couples in Scandinavia later this year). There
were a number of other people there as well. Fred and Heather have been doing
this trip for the last 20 years, so it must be a good place to stay. Our site
is on a slope and we were not been able to raise the front of the van enough, however,
it is only for one night so not tooo bad. G&Y had the opposite difficulty -
not able to get the front low enough. Better to have your head higher than your
feet any day!
We were supposed to have roast vege with salmon and pork, but were tempted into
having fish/hamburger and chips from over the road instead. It was a good
choice with very few dishes to wash. Post dinner drinks were had with the
Canberra mob before teeth and bed.
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