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From west to east today...
Woke early (6.30am) to find a little head staring over the cot at us and only 2hrs to go until breakfast - yikes...
So, overall conclusion has been that B&Bs are lovely, but not all that practical with a 1yr old! From now on, self-catering all the way.
Had a lovely little breakfast, although I'm sure my porridge had egg in it. Mitch didn't care, he polished it off. And his milk, and his toast.
Before checking out we headed back up to the castle to see the view that got rained in yesterday. And it was absolutely worth the second visit. It was a beautifully warm morning (think our winter mornings) with the sun shining on the houses on the opposite side of the harbour. Can see why our American / English B&B owners moved here (for these times, though I'm sure there are not really that many of them).
So another big day driving today, though it hardly rained so we got to see and appreciate the amazing countryside. It varied from lake jindabyne though greener (the peninsula) to kangaroo valley (the national park) to southern highlands (rolling countryside).
Made it to our last minute self-catering option that I found last night on the Internet. Blown away! We are staying at Pintcairlie House, which according to their website was once a castle (though there's a castle on every corner over here). They've put us in their Lodge at the front of the property which is basically a house - perfect for a roaming toddler!
I took myself off for my first solo drive (very liberating) to buy some food and we dined in.
The only disconcerting thing about being this far north is that it's still light at 11pm...
Ooh - almost forgot. Funny moment of the day. I was mistaken for a belly dancing teacher (?!?!?!) Seems the girls celebrating a hen's night up in the main part of the estate were going to struggle with their actual lesson given they were already plastered. I was wearing black jeans, black wind jacket and had washing machine detergent in my hand!
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