On the return journey to Jindabyne and passing the sign to East Jindabyne, it seemed worth a visit. East Jindabyne is, surprisingly, on the eastern shore of the lake, whereas regular Jindabyne is on the western shore. Travelling from one to the other requires either a boat journey, or driving across the dam wall.
The view from East Jindabyne, looking towards the west, with the surge tank (see yesterday) on the right side of this image. All these photos were taken from the end of the road, which was adjacent to some building which is probably part of the fresh water system for the area.
Much of Jindabyne. The left end is partially hidden by the rising land, and possibly runs off the edge of the image anyway. The dam wall is also along that stretch of water.
Part of East Jindabyne. The water level is a long way from the normal edge, which I would guess is somewhere near where the grass ends.
The surge tank on the tunnel/pipeline to Island Bend. The pipeline is the bright object running gently down hill, left to right. The surge tank is above and just to the right of the tall weed in the middle of the image.
Some little flower near where I was photographing.
And another flower. I have no idea what either of them is.
And as the sun sinks slowly in the west...
From here it was just a short drive back to my accomodation for the night, and a hearty meal. And I needed to plan the return journey. One option was to head over to the coast and spend the night at Narooma before reaching Sydney on Friday. Another option was to head inland by following the Snowy Mountains Highway through Tumut, perhaps towards Orange and thence Sydney. Again, this would be a two day trip.
Eventually the coast route won out, as there was nothing too compelling about the inland route, and going along the coast would allow me to inspect the new Harris establishment at Bendalong.
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