"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move." RLS
Having visited the base of Cotter Dam I developed the urge to get up on top and see the catchment area and reservoir. Should you, Dear Reader, get a similar urge I recommend this short (2.8km return), and relatively easy walk, which starts just off the Brindabella Rd, about 2.5 kms from the Cotter Reserve. Continue reading “The Cotter Catchment Lookout Track”
This short 1 kilometre return walk, which is wheelchair friendly, starts at the Cotter Bend car park (a short trek from the camping ground– see my Cotter Reserve review) and meanders along the bubbling river, shaded by native and exotic trees to the base of the Cotter Dam. Continue reading “Cotter Dam Discovery Trail And Dam”
Located less than 30 minutes drive from the centre of Canberra, this is one of the City’s most popular recreation areas, especially for families at weekends and around public holidays. Continue reading “Cotter Reserve”
This you may feel to be peculiar review if you are expecting me to tell you about telescopes and all things astronomical. Indeed, if I had written this tip pre-18 January 2003 that is precisely what I would have been writing about. Continue reading “Mt Stromlo Observatory”
I can do no better than cite the wording on the plaque at the memorial – references to pictures are my insertions: Continue reading “ACT Bushfire Memorial”
Vietnamese and Chinese restaurant in Belconnen
I have been a diner at this restaurant since in opened back in the early 2000s. It is still run by the same Vietnamese family. The restaurant is a bit out of the way and in the early days 1 or 2 tables was the norm. Nowadays it is regularly packed and for good reason. Continue reading “Can Tho: “Best Vietnamese In Canberra””
This is an Australian Government run (via the Australian Sports Commission) sports training facility providing skilled coaches, world class facilities and sports science /medicine services for the Country’s top/elite athletes with a view to producing world class athletes for international competition. Continue reading “Australian Institute Of Sports – AIS”
In all honestly, I had never heard of Umbagong District Park and consequentially had no desire whatsoever to visit it – just like you, I suspect! I only became aware of the park’s existence when I was trying to identify the whereabouts of some Aboriginal axe grinding grooves. Continue reading “Umbagong District Park”
Those who have read more than a handful of my reviews will be aware of my predilection for visiting old cemeteries. This is not out of any sense of morbid curiosity but rather because of their value in getting to know a local area and its social history, in particular. Continue reading “Weetangera Cemetery”
A few weeks earlier I visited The Pinnacle Nature Reserve and while it started out rather disappointing I recorded in my review of that walk how the disappointment turned to pleasure when I went for a wander in the south-eastern part of the reserve, having visited the, oddly named, Pinnacle itself. Continue reading “The Pinnacle Nature Trail”
The Rambling Wombat 