After having stayed in a few weekends we decided to go for a somewhat longish spin down to Canberra Cooma. Last weekend was a long weekend due to Anzac Day — a day to commemorate all the brave soldiers that laid their lives for Australia in Gallipolli. We took off to Canberra from Sydney and drove down along the M5 Motorway. Our first exit was the quaint little town of Berrima. Fascinating! We have been there about a couple of times but was mum and dad’s first. They loved it. It is a small historic town and has so much character it almost makes you feel like moving there for good. The flora and faun, the autumn leaves, the soft gentle autumn breeze.. Well actually it was cold. 
We had gourmet pies for lunch and then headed back onto the M5 towards Canberra.
On to Cooma — another 124 kilometers
Yet another charming place, the Australian Capital territory. We drove around a bit, driving along the worlds biggest round about and then onto Cooma. It was only about half past four in the afternoon yet very cloudy but towards our journey to Cooma they seem to clear up gradually. Driving through the meandering roads, those majestic blue distant hills and the sun filtering through the dark clouds was truly a breathtaking experience. Wish I had taken photos but I was driving and all my gear was packed up in the boot of the car! Hopefully there will be a next time.
We reached Cooma around half past five in the afternoon and the weather was chilly! 4 degree centigrade. Enough to freeze Sydneysiders!! We stayed the night there and headed back to Canberra the following morning. The tourist runs along the foreign embassies… and you know the rest and then we headed back with a very scrumptious meal at the Civic. Our next break would be through Moss Vale, Robertson down the hilly terrain onto Kiama. The gorgeous blowhole and the scenic seascapes… we got backhome last night. Chumki’s on a high since. She didn’t have us for a day so she is all over us now. And thats not too bad if you like fur, considering its getting cold in here. 12 degrees today! Isn’t Autumn such a lovely time??
I like the autumn leaves…
Well I was born in Autumn only in the northern hemisphere though
Autumn is the king of all months. Well queen too if you like it that way 
AHHHHHHHHH Autumn. I too was born in Autumn (October) so yes I am a Libra. The lovely creatures we are but somewhat scatterbrained??…Your pics are lovely of course. I remember that road trip we all took to Cooma. It was wonderful and I got to drive on the wrong side too. LOL
Not sure about the light headedness LOL but yeah autumn is just so good. We were thinking of you so much Nan as we drove along to Cooma, can’t believe we drove all the way to Melbourne. It was so much fun though. Bet you enjoyed driving the correct side of the road and counting in meters and cms!