Day 13 - 17:- 5th - 9th April; Canberra

A short trip of about 150 k’s today, from Bateman’s Bay to Canberra.
Got moving quickly today and were on the road by 9.30 a.m.!!!!
It started raining quite heavily as we had just about finished packing up. No problem though.
We climbed very steadily from the coast towards the heritage listed town “Braidwood” which is about 80 k’ from B.Bay. The Millennium Pajero was struggling in 1st gear in some parts of the climb and the Chariot of Love was really acting like an anchor behind us.
Braidwood is a beautiful little town with many old buildings and knick-knack shops a bit like Daylesford but not as large or as pretty. Morning tea here. Very nice!!
Travelled on to another old style town Bungendore, about 40 k’s from Canberra.
Quick visit to the local fresh food store for some supplies…. Ohhhhhh lovely marinated lamb and some vegies.
Arrived at Canberra about 3.30 pm. Not bad, 140 k’s in 6 hours. Now that’s what I call relaxed travelling!!!!
Canberra is not the easiest place to find accommodation, but after a few hours of searching, found some at Eaglehawk Ridge, which is actually just outside ACT boundary some 14 k’s from the CBD.
Canberra’s great. Heaps to see and very pretty as well. We spend all day on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday taking in the sights such as Parliament House, Old Parliament House, A.I.S.; Cockington Green; National Museum, War Memorial, Quest-a-com (Scienceworks), Mt Ainsley. We could easily have spent another 2 or 3 days there.