So after picnics and birthday parties in Manly it was time to head to meet up with Matt and Heather in Canberra
Bad news again. . After stopping for a few hours in Wollongong for a swim , poor old Norm the travelling Desert Rose sadly perished. Someone didn’t learn from previous mistakes Stopped of in a winery at Coolangatta, NSW. In the blacksmith’s house Plenty of vinesAnd nice wines
Then headed overland through countryside ravaged by firestorms in 2020
M &H were working so there was time to be tourists in the Capital Starting on a wet day at the New Parliament In the great hall with an Aussie tapestry And as parliament wasn’t sitting a chance to see the Congress
And the Senate
The first assembly And the rain And when the rain eased I did what I am best at ..Up Mount Stromlo With the dog and a load of Kangaroos to the observatory With views of the ranges around Canberra And the city When the sun came back next day , another walk with Luna Around Narrabundah hill And in the afternoon of to the Arboretum, to see the Bonzai & see how much they’ve grown since last time Anita was here in 2017 A beaut Then up the hill to the lookoutFor the view
