After a fabulous two and half hours in the air we came back to land.
We passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an increase in his land to 300 acres. William developed a r
Is that the airport hangar?
ReplyDeleteI am SUPREMELY JEALOUS of your trip.
It looks absolutely fabulous.
An amazing photo! Such a fabulous experience - how do you get back to 'normal' after that??
ReplyDeleteHappy travels!
Letty, more like a dunny without a house to go with it. I don't know what it is but thinks it makes a cool photo.
ReplyDeleteRed, normal has a way of returning just as soon as one goes back work. I'm enjoying the opportunity to relive at least a little of the trip as the blog unfolds.
So lonely! Great capture.
ReplyDeleteWOW. Love this view. The lone building. The footprints? in the dirt.
ReplyDeleteRenee, would not see footprints this high up in the air, it is clumps of grass.
ReplyDeleteThe photo is great. A dunny, ha! Yes, it is cool.
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