JANUARY 17

Another week starts and we spend the day at home after our long ride on Sunday. Poor Mike is still suffering with his feet, he tries to ignore the pain so we can walk but it is not easy for him.

JANUARY 18

While staying in Camden we were hoping to travel through the Kangaroo Valley but ran out of time so today we set sail and our first stop was Fitzroy Falls. What an amazing place and the Falls were fantastic,falling from such a high place and the sheer drop 81m below. I walked further round to see the Twin Falls but not nearly as speckie.

We travelled through the Kangaroo Valley pass, me trying to take photos while on the bike but most of the time I had to hang on with both hands. Some very tight corners while going up steep hills, breathtaking scenery and a fun ride on the bike. Kangaroo Vally was unbelievable, lush pastures, quaint little shops and a dairy industry.

From Kangaroo Valley we headed to Nowra on the East Coast but didn't actually see any ocean until we started heading west through the Jamberoo pass. This was also quite a fun ride and the first part of the pass was very narrow and Trucks, caravans  and heavy vehicles are not permitted. We arrived back on the Illawarra Highway at Robertson and we both decided this is some of the most beautiful farming country we have seen. From here back through Exeter and Bundanoon to Goulburn ( 9 hours and exhausted)

JANUARY 20

We decided on a shorter trip today so off we went to Crookwell on a alternative route to the freeway. It was great seeing a different type of pasture, much drier but still plenty of hills. All the towns we travel through all have their own history and some extremely old buildings. From Crookwell we travelled to Gunning where on the sky line can be seen Windmills for power. Crookwell was the first town in Australia to have Windmills and now they want to build more, the towns people are fighting against it.
On the way home to Goulburn there are two more blocks of windmills on the high ridges, these are new ones, one still being assembled the other working.

JANUARY 21

There is a display of Hot Rods and Custom build cars advertised in Canberra so we decided to travel down to Canberra to see them. Unfortunately the information on the Internet was incorrect so decided to visit the caravan park we are due to go to tomorrow. A lot of the people involved with the cars are staying at the park so we were lucky to see them arriving and by 2pm we decided to head for home. An interesting day.

JANUARY 22

Pack up day . We went off to a craft market in Goulburn and then home to start the pack up for tomorrow.

While writing this a storm warning has been issued for Canberra, the Snowy mountains and us in Goulburn. Hail stones are part of the warning so must close and prepare for a rough night.