Category: 2019 High Country Camping

As this is meant to be a relaxed getaway with no real plan, we decide to pack up slowly on Saturday and get away on Sunday morning.  So, Sunday we’re up at 7 and we hit the road south by about 9am.   The traffic is light and we make pretty good time.   A quick stop at the Yass service centre for fuel and we arrive in Tumut around 2.  

We duck into the Tourist information centre.  They don’t have loads of info, but to confirm a visit to the Yarrangobilly Caves would be in order.  They also advise that one of the roads in the national park will be closed till the weekend. I had thought about taking it next week, but they suggested taking a van over it might not be a good idea.  There are a few roads down here that seem to be limited like that.

Continue reading “Day 1 – Home to Tumut”

We wake up to a still morning.  It’s a bit chilly in the van, but it really nice out in the sun.   As we breakfast, we can see at least two other groups are packing up.   It’s such a nice spot we decide to stay for another night.   After all we trying to slow down the pace a bit on this trip.   I suggest we leave the van, and drive up to the dam wall.   The wall is about 15-20km back towards Tumut. 

Continue reading “Day 2 – Blowering Dam Loop”

Another beautiful morning, fresh, but great in the sun.   Yesterday, I booked into to a guided tour of the Yarrangobilly Caves for 1:30pm this afternoon.  They are only about 50km from us, and the closest campground is only 30km south.  So not much driving today.  

Continue reading “Day 3 – Tumut to Yarrangobilly Village”

While the mornings have been fresh in the van, in bed under the covers has been toasty.  Once the sun has been up for an hour or two it’s lovely in the sun.  We think about staying another night, but there seems to be a nice campground 35km up the road called Three Mile Dam, near Mt Selwyn, so we decide to move on.   

Continue reading “Day 4 – Yarrangobilly Village to Mt Selwyn”

We will certainly stay here another night, it’s great spot.  But thought now goes to where to go after here?   The plan was loosely to go from here to Cooma then on through Jindabyne and to one of the camp sites past Thredbo. 

Continue reading “Day 5 – Cooma Loop”

Another fresh, but beautiful morning.   We slowly pack up and get ready to leave.  It is a very tight U-Turn to get out of the spot we’re in, and given the trouble some of the guys had turning around a camper trailer, I’ve got visions of reversing the van several 100 mts back down the road.

Continue reading “Day 6 – Mt Selwyn to Paddys River”