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Day 11, Forbes. We began in the cemetery (as you do); spent some time walking around the very attractive city centre and Victoria Park. In the afternoon we headed out to Gum Swamp Wildlife Refuge where four bird watching hides have been built.

Again, photos with limited commentary.

Forbes Cemetery

City Centre

Day 10 was spent travelling from Hay to Forbes via West Wyalong. We had lunch in West Wyalong then spent a bit of time wandering around a couple of streets that housed some fairly impressive church buildings - Anglican, Presbyterian and Catholic. The last couple of photos are of a house and different fence/garden along the way.

Day 9 was also spent in and around Hay. We began at the gaol which also served as a girls home during part of its history (with the cells called ‘camps’)! It has now been turned into a museum with various collections of household items from decades past. Then on to the Dunera Museum at the former railway station which tells of the internment camps around Hay during WWII. The men/boys arrived in Australia on the ship Dunera and maintained their culture and education. They formed an orchestra and also created their own currency. After lunch we wandered over to the water towers and walked across the river (and back).

Day 8 was spent in and around Hay. Our travels began in the cemetery, then on to Bishop’s Lodge House, a walk through the town, and finishing up at the Sunset Viewing Area some 15km north of the town.

Photos with no commentary.

Hay Cemetery

Bishop’s Lodge House

Hay Central

On day 7 we travelled west from Griffith to Hay.

We went on the north side of the Murrumbidgee and had an apple and photo stop in Carathool and the Carathool Historic bridge.

In the afternoon we had a walk along the banks of the Murrumbidgee around Sandy Point.

Carathool Railway

Carathool Historic Bridge

Murrumbidgee River, Hay

Our last full day in Griffith was spent catching some of the sights in Griffith itself. Predominant was Burley Griffin Community Gardens - some aspects of which were conceived or designed by Walter himself.

My total pages read for March was 893.

I finished Plato’s Five Dialogues comprising Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno and Phaedo.

I also read Luc Ferry’s A Brief History of Thought. I first read it in 2019 and noted then that I only took in or understood around 30% of the book. This time I would estimate I understood around 70% of the work - but that was 90% of the first four chapters, dwindling to around 50% (or less!) for the final two chapters on Nietzsche and then post deconstruction.

On day 5 we ventured south east from Griffith to have a look around Leeton and Narrandera. Many of Leeton’s main buildings are in the Art Deco style. Further along was Narrandera with its relaxed feel and our first view of the Murrumbidgee River.

Leeton

Day 4 saw finer weather. In the morning we attended Lifesource Church and in the afternoon visited Lake Wyangan, the Hermit’s Cave site (again) and the memorial to Donald Mackay in the main street of Griffith.

Day 3 was a little wet so we kept our travels local. The primary visit was to the Hermit’s Cave just outside of Griffith. It was occupied by a man named Valerio Ricetti for over 20 years from the late 1920s to the early 1950s. The entire complex extended over a kilometre.