{"id":1451,"date":"2019-03-02T01:29:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T01:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tappstravels.co.uk\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:34:45","slug":"myanmar-oz-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tappstravels.co.uk\/?p=1451","title":{"rendered":"MYANMAR & OZ. 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’d made it as far as Jindabyne.\u00a0 After a LONG day’s driving were faced with a gated, gravel track which meandered across rolling grassland for a couple of kilometres before diving steeply down to the Mowamba River.\u00a0 And our lodge.\u00a0 The view was magnificent.<\/span><\/p>\n

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No houses in view anywhere.\u00a0 And it’s only 15 minutes out of town.\u00a0 Luckily we had the place to ourselves.\u00a0 But “Oh no!” – the sign as we arrived …<\/p>\n

“SHOES OFF INDOORS!”<\/p>\n

The kitchen was extremely well equipped and provisioned.\u00a0 More opportunities to do nothing much with a beer in hand on the deck watching the kangaroos, and searching hopefully for wombats – there were large burrows on the property – but no actual animals made their appearance.\u00a0 On the other hand, there was at least one platypus making waves (or, at least, ripples) in one of the deep pools of the river.\u00a0 Two pet sheep, loads of birds up to wedge-tailed eagles but no visible tiger snakes made up the fauna of the place.<\/p>\n

The lake front walk in Jindabyne was nice and gentle – if a bit hot.<\/p>\n

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Then coffee at Wild Brumbie with a garden full of sculptures …<\/p>\n

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… and a copperhead snake…<\/p>\n

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The following day we decided to go take a closer look at Mt. Kosciuszko.\u00a0 This meant tackling the park entry thing again.\u00a0 This time from the Jindabyne end.\u00a0 The busy, professional end.\u00a0 No such thing as a free entry for UK seniors at this end – and by the way, you need a pass even if you want to transit the park without stopping.\u00a0 It’s\u00a0 free, but you have to get one and stick it on the windscreen!\u00a0 Yeah, yeah!\u00a0 If you want to break into the park, I suggest you do it from the Khancoban end!\u00a0 Much more casual up there!<\/p>\n

The cable car was not the gondola-style car that Glenda was hoping for. It was one of those open swingy things that she thinks she’s going to fall out of!<\/p>\n

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The Thredbo Express chair-lift rises about 570 metres from the valley.\u00a0 The walking trail then goes up a further 300 metres over nearly seven kms to the peak at 2228 metres.\u00a0 It’s a superb path.<\/p>\n

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Very accessible – just a bit long for us!\u00a0 We ran out of time about a kilometre short of the peak!\u00a0 But the views all round were fabulous – and we were so lucky with the weather!<\/p>\n

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Us reaching Rawson Pass at 2,100 metres.\u00a0 \u00a0And some of the wild flowers…<\/p>\n

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Then it’s time for a cup of tea at The Eagles Nest, Australia’s highest restaurant.<\/p>\n

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Except, because it’s February, it’s already closed at 4 pm!\u00a0 Oh well, we can watch the maniac mountain bikers who spend all day taking the 15 minute chair-lift ride up the mountain and then blast back down in eight to ten mad minutes!<\/p>\n

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Anyway, so much for mountains.\u00a0 It’s time to head off to Bermagui to see my sister. Taking the back road (which turned out to be The Snowy River Way) (… and largely gravel) via Dalgetty.\u00a0 Arriving at Nimmitabel, we found the road a bit busy!\u00a0 For several miles!<\/p>\n

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And, on the edge of town, there was a massive encampment of what looked like “travellers”.\u00a0 Caravans, tents, wired enclosures and horses all over the place.\u00a0 Looked very interesting – so clearly we had to investigate.\u00a0 It turned out to be a “Camp-draft”.\u00a0 Testing the skill of horsemen and women against the odd cow or two.\u00a0 When we got in by the back gate it was the turn of the juniors to chase the steers round the ring trying to make them go where they really didn’t want to go.<\/p>\n

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… and the winners were:<\/p>\n

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The coffee and steak sandwiches weren’t all bad either!\u00a0 That was the day we saw our only emu wandering around a paddock – but he\/she was off as soon as we stopped.<\/p>\n

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As we wound down the steep edge of the Dividing Range we “tangled with” big trucks howling down in low gear and multitudes of bikers in black gear.\u00a0 And so to Wallaga Lake where my sister Elizabeth (AKA Bij) lives with partner Chris.\u00a0 Allegedly the name Bij stems from my pronunciation of her name as “Bijbeff” when I was first introduced to her all those years ago.\u00a0 I thought you’d like to know that!<\/p>\n

Tomorrow, in real time, we arrive at Sydney to fly to Queensland.\u00a0 Maybe I’ll have time to catch up a bit on the plane.\u00a0 We have already been told that our flight has been cancelled!\u00a0 (Yes.\u00a0 Really!\u00a0 Yan, where are you? – we may need a plane!)<\/p>\n

By the way, the score on the “gold vs feathers weight thing” is currently a tie: Being the same weight and the feathers being heavier are neck and neck.\u00a0 With a high turn out votes the scores stand at exactly one each!\u00a0 Any other votes?\u00a0 Answer in next post.<\/p>\n

STOLEN CAR<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jimmy runs in to the pub, and says, “Mick, Mick, I’ve just seen some bloke steal your car and drive it out of the car park!!”<\/em>
\n“Oh no!”, says Mick, “Did you get a good description of the thief for the police?”<\/em>
\n“No! But I copied down the registration!!”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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