New South Wales and ACT tour, part 3

Tuesday 21st

Left Cootemundra at around 5.30 p.m., after clearing up all workshop stuff and re-packing van. Set off for Tumut, where we planned to spend the night. Went via Gundegai in order to drop off some statues and leaflets with someone there, who is opening an Arts and Crafts centre in the old theatre building (dating from 19th century) there. My African woman was left there too, to be part of the display. I took a parting photo or two. I hope she didn't fray too badly at the edges! Gundegai is famed in song and story - mainly for the story and statue of the dog on the tucker box, which I didn't see. This is a piece of classic Australiana apparently - so I read somewhere - waxing lyrical about farmers and their loyal dogs. There is also a song called 'Along the Road to Gundegai.'

We stayed in Tumut that night, beside the Snowy River.