Day 5 and 6

Day 5

After leaving Tumut we headed over the Snowy Mountains highway to Cooma. This is one of the better motorcycling roads our country has to offer, and we were fortunate to have such a great weather today to do the ride.

One thing I had really hoped to do on this trip was have the opportunity to show Marissa snow for the first time. As we climbed into the higher sections of the Snowy Mountains highway closer to the Mt Selwyn and Khancoban turn off we spotted a small patch of snow on the side of the road and Marissa’s voice came over the intercom asking “What’s that”

If you have never seen snow before seeing it for the first time brings out the inner child in you no matter what your age. So we quickly did a u turn and rode back to where the little patch of snow was, and it was great to photograph Marissa touching snow for the first time in her life. We did the obvious things like make a snow man and threw a few snow balls at each other, and it was wonderful just seeing the excitement in Marissa’s eyes. It must have looked a bit weird to the other drivers that passed us seeing these two adults playing in a tiny bit of snow. But it was a lot of fun.

Further down the road we came to a lovely spot where the river flows close to the road, and we stopped to take a few more photos and take in the breathtakingly beautiful scenery. The water flowing in the river was crystal clear and very cold.

We continued onto Adaminaby to refuel the bike and have lunch at the café before continuing on to Cooma, then onto Bega where the hills roll on to the horizon. We headed north for a short time till we hit the town of Narooma. We had planned to stay the night with friends I’d known from my days at school, but hadn’t seen since until we recently reconnected through Face book.

The GPS quickly guided us to John and Leanne’s place at Dalmeny and we enjoyed a lovely night catching up on what’s gone on in the last 30 years.

Day 6

Today was an easy day’s ride along the coast road from Narooma to Merimbula. We turned off the highway at Wallaga Lakes and followed the road to Bermagui and Tathra. This section of the south coast is unspoilt, and there are many pristine deserted beaches to see along the way.

We stopped at a great bakery in Tathra for a pie and pastry for lunch then headed onto Merimbula where we were told of a great caravan park on the headland. We found the park and booked in. The campsite they gave us is one of the best I’ve seen. Our site was right on the edge of the headland over looking the Pacific Ocean. We were lucky enough to watch several groups of humpback whales pass by as they migrated south again for the summer.

Today we head for Lakes Entrance through Bombaba, Delegate and Orbost. We are told there is about 20k of dirt road along this road, but the scenery is worth the effort. So we’re hoping the dirt sections will be in pretty good condition and not too rough.

Regards

Barry and Marissa