Head north towards Deniliquin, which is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales. It sits on the Edwards River which is a branch of the Murray River. Pop. over 8000.
In September each year The well known Deniliquin Ute Muster is held, (Pick-up Trucks), this is celebrating all things Australian. Music, camel rides, train rides, and the iconic Australian Ute. The event attracts around 20k people of all ages to celebrate modern Australia rural life.
Head east towards Finley, then north through Jerilderie and stop for the night in Narranderra. The town is situated on The Murrumbidgee River, Australia’s second longest.
The Nurrungderah people were all destroyed by Europoean settlers sadly.
Continuing N/NW through lovely rolling countryside passing towns such as Ariah Park, Temora, Harden, bypassing Yass and onto Canberra to stay with Sean, Rosemarie and children Aiden, Tiarni and Chanelle, who moved here in 2012.
Canberra, at 650mtr above see level, surrounded by the Brindabella Ranges, with Mt Bimberi the high point at 1913 mtr (6200ft). Although Canberra has many beautiful clear sunny days, with very little snow, 0-minus 5 deg C is not uncommon during the winter months at dawn, climbing to around10-12 deg during the day. Yes on the Saturday watching Aiden playing football, (Team coached by his dad), the temp was 6 deg max today. Yes it was cold, Tiarni and myself are the only two spectators watching from the sidelines.
As it is school holidays we took the grandchildren to see the film Elemental, very enjoyable.
Spent the day in Junee. This is an important road and rail hub between Melbourne & Sydney. The construction of the huge Junee Railway Roundhouse, constructed in 1947, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere is still in use today.
Australia’s second longest river, The Murrumbidgee flows through Canberra. Great place for a swim and fun in the rapids, only during the summer season I would suggest. (Kambah Pool Road)
Canberra is a wonderful place to visit with great attractions for young and old.
National Gallery 
Modern outdoor art.
View from Mt Ainsley, (850mtr). Lake Burley Griffin in the foreground, with Old Parliament House and the new behind, with the Woden Shopping Centre and the Brindabell Ranges in the background.
Mt Stromlo was completely decimated in January 2003 by a firestorm, with high temperatures and winds of almost 200klm, destroyed thousands of acres of bushland in the suburbs of Canberra destroying over 400 houses and killing four people.
Tidbinbilla, on the outskirts of Canberra is home to NASA ‘s Deep Space Network, along with Goldstone California and Madrid Spain, is used for tracking and communicating with NASA’s spacecraft, particularly interplanetary missions. It is managed in Australia by CSIRO.
The 70mtr Dish, was completed in time to support the last Moon landing in December 1972, Apollo 17 Mission. Gene Cernan took the last steps on the surface of the Moon as part of the Apollo program and said “And as we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.”
Slante Aiden. Thanks to Sean, Rosemarie, for always making our stay special.
