The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'To talk of many things'

Easter Friday… YAY!!

The first day was more or less used with getting closer to the High Country. Good friend Tubby and his wife Linda where going to be in Canberra, visiting Festi Stu. So I decided this would be a good time to catch up with Tubby and finally get to meet his lovely wife.

After battling the outgoing traffic from Sydney I met Kim at the Pheasants Nest servo. We got some supplies for lunch and continued our way south.

I decided that we would break up the trip to Canberra by calling into a place called Charleyong. This is a lovely camping spot on the banks of the Shoalhaven River, not far from Braidwood. We stopped here for a relaxing lunch and the first of the Blue Tongue Ginger Beer….yum!

Lunch at Charleyong, on the banks of the Shoalhaven River

Although this area does not have the best camping, as the soil is very sandy and there is not any real grass to talk of, this area has become very popular. There were plenty of families camping here. I cant wait to go back.

After lunch we continued the trek south to Canberra via a piss-stop in Braidwood.

We arrived at Festi Stu’s at about 3.30pm to find Stu in the final act of washing his Discovery. We made a quick trip to the local bottle-o to get some grog for the evening and then waited for Tubby & Linda to arrive. Before long Tubby & Linda showed and the beer started to flow… and flow it did! Soon after Stu’s other half Ceaser arrived home and it was time to head out for dinner.

We booked a Mutli-Taxi and made our way to the Helenic Club for dinner. It was not as busy as I though it would be as we got seated right away. We ate, drank and get more merry as the time passed… accept I held back as I did not want to be hung over with a big drive the next day.

Kim & Linda acting the fool at the Helenic Club.

Festi Stu never ceases to amaze me with some of the stories he tells. This particular evening I got to be part of one.

To get back to Festi Stu’s place we were forced to get two Taxi’s. Kim & I shared a cab with Festi… The driver was a cool bloke! As we approached one corner to make a right hand turn, the lights turned orange… Festi said “Floor it mate, she’ll be right!” The driver floored it!! The way it flowed, it was soooo funny!!! I guess you had to be there

On our return, more bevies flowed and then there was an attempt to watch Slum Dog Millionaire. I was knackered and really wanted to be refreshed for the next day, so I called it a night… quite early by my standards. Kim also called it a night, and we both crawled into our respective swags in Festi’s back room. Before I knew it I was in the land of the Z’ds.