Friday 9 May 2014

Wednesday 7th May 2014

SHE SAID:

We wake as tourists today & I have a list of things to do in Narrandera & surrounds to keep us busy for the day. There's the "world's largest playable guitar", & one of only two Royal Doulton fountains (the other being in Pakistan!). Also, a koala reserve where Geoff cleverly spotted one furry bum as we were about to leave.

Up the road from Narrandera we went to Yanco; where Geoff's Mum Val lived for a while as a child & decided one day she would walk backwards home from school!!! She managed to bump into a horse whilst doing this & it was captured on film by her brother Bob!
In Barellan there is a huge tennis racquet in honor of Evonne Goolagong, who came from the town.
At Ardlethan Geoff texted his mate Phil in Canberra to say we were in his home town...which is the "Home of Kelpies" (every place has to have something I guess); Phil's puzzled response was "Are you lost?".
Finally we stopped to take a photo of the next town's name: Grong Grong....LOL!

Narrandera's HUGE guitar!

A Royal Doulton Fountain



On the Murrumbidgee

Archie in Yanco

Our scenic lunch spot

The 10x normal size "Evonne Goolagong" tennis racquet


Ardlethan's Kelpie statue

The London Hotel in Ardlethan

Haha!

HE SAID:

I enjoyed the tour of the Narrandera district. There were family links too, as Mum had lived in Leeton and Yanco as a small girl while her dad was in the army.
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  1. Anonymous10 May 2014 at 09:43

    Re the horse incident: there were no witnesses to it except Marjorie. Bobby was three years old, wasn't there and actually had no camera. His adventure with the horse was sitting on it, completely stationary (boring), on another day, and having his photo taken.
    You will need to correct your comments.

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