Back at the camp the lines continue. More and more of the campsites are given over to cabins these days but they generally have a few spots for caravans and tent campers. This campsite is very large with plenty of spots for all types.
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 inc...
We often stay in cabins but I like to see some shady trees.
ReplyDeleteThere are lots of trees around the perimeter so the outlook is nice.
DeleteCan't say that looks terribly inviting.......
ReplyDeleteI'd feel like I had to get up every morning and stand at attention outside the front door.
I know how you feel. Curbing and guttering alone make me feel like that. I dread the day it reaches our house in the mountains.
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