Friday, December 21, 2012

Long lunches & book launches

Yass
Lovely Yass, of the Southern Tablelands in NSW, was settled in 1830 and remains full of verandah-fronted pubs, grand churches, ostenacious bank and institute buildings, and even an old railway line which is no longer in use, but lies right through the middle of a street we found ourselves driving on.

We stopped here for lunch and to have little rest between the day's drive, and quickly realised we couldn't have chosen a better place to wander and unwind.











Jugiong
Next stop... Jugiong, which by chance was celebrating the book launch of one of its locals, and the town was in full party-mode!!


An absolutely beautiful free-camp spot in Jugiong.

 
The George Inn, Australia's oldest family-run pub, according to their signage
The George from the front
 
Celerbating a book launch on the lawn at the George Inn

Speeches

Jugiong at dawn


The delightful Long Track Pantry.  People come from afar to enjoy a long breakfast or lunch and the food is divine, as is the atmosphere.
 


Gotta love the lonnnnng lunch at the Long Track Pantry

 
View of Jugiong from the local look out

These hills have been sprinkled with gold dust!!!  Or maybe the grass has gone to seed......


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