Although the journey is only about 3 hours, that's a long time for
young boys to sit still. After a couple of hours, Peter pulled off
into a parking area at the Murrimba Road junction on the Hume Highway.
While the adults rested, the boys took up positions defending us from
the enemy. And it looks like there were plenty of them, on both sides!
Seems the enemy is on the other side too, so the boys head down that way.
When Lake George came up, it was time to stop for lunch.
We snagged this shelter to have lunch, in some degree of comfort.
This is the now slightly filled Lake George. It hasn't been full
since the 1970s, and indeed the last few times I have passed it has
been empty. But all the rain seems to be bringing it back to life.
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There are windmills right along the ridge on the other side of the lake. And it was obvious why - the wind was quite strong, and especially so when we stopped at the lookout at the southern end of the lake where the road climbs up on the way to Canberra.
The first exhibit that we came across when walking in was this tank.
It is big! And the boys were impressed. And wanted to climb on it,
though there is a sign asking that it be respected as a museum piece.
The boys are mostly interested in guns, and this one is thus rather appealing!
Here is Flynn for a comparison of the
Amiens railway gun.
That link has more photos and details of the gun.
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This gun barrel was originally used in the second HMAS Australia, details of which are on the link.
Simpson and his donkey
by Peter Corlett, 1988.
The view from the entrance to the War Memorial down Anzac Avenue
to Lake Burley Griffin, Old Parliament House and the New Parliament House
with its huge flagpole.
Inside War Memorial
2010