Adelong

 My day started with breakfast in an orchard at Batlow! I left with a bag of apples and some cider!

My main destination was Adelong. I must have been living with my head in the sand as I had no idea that there had been a major flood here about 3 weeks ago! 

A walk along the river showed signs of the destruction the flood had caused. I did a  Google search about the flood and was glad I  hadn't been around! The car,  which ended up in the river, had been removed by the time I arrived but paths had been destroyed and there was a lot of clean up still to do!

I started on the walk and disobeyed the notice and barrier which stated that the path was closed! I didn't go all that way not to see the sculptures! They had some great footpath signs.

One of the sculptures  had been washed away and was in the river a considerable distance from where it had been placed!

Another one had almost toppled over when the water undermined it.

Luckily others had remained in place.

My final stop was Gundagai - another country town which, although also affected by the flood, was in better shape because the town had been built on higher ground. When the town was first inhabited, 1800's, it had been settled next to the river but a terrible flood destroyed that! There is a dedication to a couple of indigenous men who saved many people at that time!

One very noticeable thing about travelling around is how difficult it is to find decent places to eat in the evening! Fine if you want 'fried pub grub' but nothing else. Plenty of cafes for lunch time but not for later in the day! On a Sunday the pubs only serve food at lunchtime - thank goodness for cheese and biscuits!!!