Wiradjuri and Murrumbidgee

We have a couple of nights in the (not so) swanky Ramonas Hotel. Having arrived yesterday it meant that today was our main day in which we would be able to investigate Wagga Wagga. Some of the towns main features - that are free - are the botanical gardens and the Wiradjuri walk. We decided to do a bit of both.

The botanical gardens were good. Not as beautiful as those in Melbourne, but more varied and with more activities for tourists. We got sucked into doing a ‘fitness walk’, which would never pass health and safety in the UK. The reasons: hurdle runs (with hurdles made of steel) and rope and tyre climbs taking you 7-8m off the ground with no support! We gave them a go anyway and have no injuries to report. The gardens also had a free zoo, always more enjoyable if you don’t have to pay, which housed land animals native to Australia and birds (some from further afield). It was interesting as many of the birds were able to wander wherever they wanted. It meant dodging some low-flying peacocks at times!


Check me out on the chin-ups

In the afternoon we walked a section of the Wiradjuri walk, which is 30km long in total and takes you around the edge of town, along the Murrumbidgee River and past some Aboriginal sites. We did the small section of it that ran past our hotel. For such a well-marked walk we were surprised not to see anybody else the whole time. All the walkers around here must be contributing positively to society by working or something. What a waste of time ;).

Tomorrow we are heading east to check out Australia’s capital - Canberra. It is meant to have some good stuff to see and do. Hopefully we’ll have a fun-packed 3 days.