We took and extra day off and drove home from Bright via the Alpine Way, We headed back through Tallangata and Corryong and then onto Khancoban where we stayed overnight at a B&B on a farm. I wanted to see one of the power stations on the Snowy Mountain Scheme, the main one was closed but we got to look through the one near Khancoban- it really gave you a understanding of the scheme and what an amazing feat of engineering and foresight it was.
It was pretty hot- 35 degrees in Khancoban- I had thought it was going to be cooler out this way- I guess it was- not 40 degrees like it was in Albury! I couldn't remember if our B&B had air conditioning and fortunately it did. We retreated and just stayed in the cool and relaxed and enjoyed the peace and quiet and the view and the cows! About 8pm it really cooled down the lovely mountain air must have descended down, had to pull up the doona that night as we slept. As the sun set the stars started to come out and it was so clear, we had a wonderful view of the stars- Bill was very excited about the magnificent night sky!
Monday morning we headed for home- Bill had his morning coffee at Khancoban then we began the climb up to Cabrumurra. It was about 70 km but it took us nearly two hours- it was narrow and windy but very pretty, we also stopped a couple of times along the way. It took us through Kosciusko National Park, through some lovely forests then up on the snow line, back down and up again, it really is beautiful country and we really enjoyed coming home this way for something different. We also passed some of the dams along the way that are part of the Snowy Mountain Scheme.
We stopped for lunch at Cabrumurra, it was 23 degrees and windy- felt quite cool- it was 37 degrees in Canberra so we enjoyed the cool while we could. Cabrumurra is a Snowy Mountain Scheme town, you cannot stay anywhere overnight as a tourist, the town is becoming a drive in drive out town. We then headed back to Canberra, to the heat, via Adaminaby and Cooma- a lovely way to come home and another great trip to Bright.
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