Day 11 - Geehi Flat to Honeysuckle Rocks

Slept late again this morning after a clear night. I stayed up quite late looking at the stars. Amazing how much more of the sky you can see when away from all the light pollution that even a small town like Wauchope can create.
I ate a casual brekky, packed up and was on the road by 10.30. First stop was at the Murray No. 1 hydro power station. An environmental disaster , no doubt but a great feat of engineering. It left me with mixed feelings about the whole deal.

Back on the Alpine way to Khancoban for fuel and then onto Cabramurra. Cabramurra owns the title of Australia's highest town. I Bought a pie at the general store and went to the lookout above town to write Australia's highest blog while eating Australia's highest pie.
 From here it was back east to Adaminaby and straight into a very dark cloud that had been off in the distance all morning for a thorough soaking and then a shortcut through some great dirt roads to a place called Shannons Flat and into Namidgee National Park. Her i spotted a big Copperhead snake on the road warming up. I tried to get a pic but he was in no meed to pose for photos. certainly an impressive specimen though.

I then came to Mount Clear. There is a camp ground here which i considered because the cloud that soaked me before had turned into a full on thunderstorm and appeared to be following me or at least headed in my general direction. it looked a nice spot but i decided to push on toward Canberra.

My original plan was to skirt around canberra and head on to Wee jasper and then Tumut but my rear tyre was just about toast and wouldn't make it to bathurst where i had hoped to have it replaced. after much deliberation i decided to pull up camp at the next available stop out of Canberra and get the tyre replaced tomorrow.

I pulled in at Honeysuckle Rocks campground. ACT National parks rock! Clean. neat, good facilities and no charge. Honeysuckle rocks was the sight of  NASA radio transmission dish and communications centre for the Apollo Lunar missions. Neil Armstrongs first steps on the moon were relayed through Honeysuckle Rocks. The  Nasa gear and the dish were  removed in the 80's and it's now just a great campground. With some nice grassy areas and native gardens. Nice!

Anyway, Canberra early tomorrow and then onto The Brindabellas and Tumut