Well not exactly home but on very familiar turf and getting closer to home. This is Mudgee where the vineyards were still winter bare.
That's the end of this trip. Not sure how long it will be before the next one.
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...
Mudgee wine is tops. Glad you had an enjoyable trip and I hope its not too long before you are on the move again. You are always welcome here if you are ever in this area.
ReplyDeleteI have just been checking out your recent posts and I am amazed by those sawn rocks. Love the Boggabri hotel, it is very similar to our Dorrigo hotel. Hope you enjoy being home again.
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