Archive for December, 2007

Back to Canberra Via Cooma

Monday, December 10th, 2007 at 11:12 am  
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We decided to take the inland road back to Canberra. This meant driving up a very steep incline over the Great Dividing Range.  Not far from the summit  is  a rest area, where we and a number of others stopped to take a break from drive and take in the spectacular views back over  the valley. The township of Cooma is situated in the southern highlands of New South Wales on the Snowy Mountains highway. approximatel 120 km south of Canberra.The population numbers around 8000. Cooma is 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level. There is a lot to see in and around Cooma…

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Eden – At Last

Sunday, December 9th, 2007 at 3:45 am  
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After a quick cup of tea we hop back into the car and head of down to Eden. We are becoming really brave as we have not booked a hotel for the night, deciding instead to see what we can find when we arrive.We drive to the end of town, down the one main street, and finally decide to check into the Twofold Bay Motor Inn. It appears to be relatively new and everything is in the room is very clean and tidy and at $110 for the night, it is very reasonably priced. So we unpack the car and…

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Flower Girl’s Rural India – Blog of the Week

Sunday, December 9th, 2007 at 1:50 am  
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This weeks Blog of the Week is ‘Flower Girl’s Rural India’ I have a fascination with India and hope to one day visit it. I have some friends who have just returned from Goa and they have been to India a number of times. Their stories are always filled with interesting anecdotes. So when I found this great blog I was more than happy to while away some time reading about Sidhu’s India. Sindhu’s blog is full of interesting pictures and facts about the customs and traditions of rural India. She includes the mythology behind the festivals. Her blog finished…

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