Before we could set off from Canberra this morning, I had an appointment with a group I am starting work with in a couple of weeks. It was a chance to go into Canberra City and have a look around after I'd parked the car and while I waited for the appointment. It wasn't raining (very heavily) so I did manage to get a couple of shots of the ACT Memorial and artwork around the immediate area.
I had left Sooz at Maccas at Dickson while I went into the City (and make sure you don't go over 40, said the gentleman we met over lunch at Pho Phu yesterday: they're into revenue-raising! ). I think Maccas has definitely up'ed their coffee game because she said the coffee she had there this morning was excellent. I was still drinking the one I'd made at the motel by the time I collected her and we set off on the road again. I thought about grabbing another, but ...
The rain held off most of the time for our drive to Gundagai and, of course, we had to pull off the motorway to see The Dog. Sooz has seen The Dog before and she said she remembered it as being "lower" and after we'd had a sandwich and a coffee for lunch, we did find another Tuckerbox, sans The Dog, which may have been where it been when Sooz saw it last.
I don't know what's wrong with the GPS but according to it we still had another 2km before we reached our motel in Benalla. Just as well I noticed the sign for our motel as we were about to go around a roundabout. It's a great location - across the road from Woolworths, KFC and Maccas, and a couple of alcohol outlets. Something for everyone.
I had booked a room with a spa so it was wonderful to feel the road tension just drift away. That, a cuppa and a bit of television, and a lot of looking at maps to work out where to next and for how long (yes, yes, it has been worked out but there will be changes) - and it was time for bed!
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