25th Nov - Making the most of our time in Canberra


We started our day with a morning run around the show grounds followed by a visit to the markets on site! Aiden was in his element, with all the food tasting and delights he was about to burst...... all before breakfast!  Meanwhile back at the camper, Chris was removing all the inspection panels to find the cause of the uneven roof, we found that one of the 4 cables connected to the winch had almost separated, there was merely 3 threads connecting it to the winch, if failed the roof couldn’t be raised and we would have been in dire straits.

By 9am we were on the road and our first stop, the National Zoo (it did not have the largest aquarium of Australia as they stated, but it was lovely nevertheless) we managed to see an amazing array of animals including Hyenas, Penguins and wombats, even an amorous Gazelle! We cooked lunch at the BBQ’s and headed off to the Mount Stromlo Observatory, we found out there were 2 previous Observatories which had been destroyed during the 2003 bush fires. The views were fantastic and we also saw the biggest male kangaroo with a baby Joey close behind. The afternoon was moving quickly so we headed off down the hill to visit the local Canberra Fire Museum (the highlight for sure) this place was incredible, the retired firemen were fantastic and the place is defiantly worth a visit. The collection of 8 fire engines dated back 104 years the latest being an aviation fire engine from the mid 70’s yet to be restored. After 1 ½ hours we headed off to the Canberra Glassworks where we watched an artist instruct classes in glassmaking (paperweights) and in the background a woman making a huge love heart shaped vase which was amazing. Our trip home took us to Parliament House where we found out the Magna Carta was unfortunately off in Sydney to be restored due to a hot chocolate stain in the centre to be removed, taking 6 months! All in all a fantastic day!







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