Kangaroo Valley, Australia Trip (Day 5)

20th Feb 2019, Wednesday

Goat outside the cottage

I was woken up by my sister and dad this morning, also found my dad was sleeping on the sofa last night. So we took turns to shower and got ready for our day. It was raining drizzling this morning and we went out to meet the goats after light breakfast. My dad got excited when he saw some wild kangaroos boxing some distance away from the cottage (in the greens). We also went out to feed the goats with wild grasses...hohohoo...

Once we were all ready, we drove out to Kangaroo Valley town but we stopped by Berry Kitchen (some distance before the town). But the restaurant was not opened, it was opened for coffee and there were a couple of people waiting for their coffee. So my dad bought two cups of coffee to try out. We saw the cottage owner there too, she told us the coffee was nice and we should try it. After the coffee, we drove down to the town. It was a small town with a few shops around and 2 of their popular restaurants were closed on Wednesday and Thursday.

Coffee from Berry Kitchen

Southern Pie

Hampden Bridge

So we went to try out the southern pies (it was having good reviews online). It was a small cafe with no customers inside....@_@...But we still bought the pies to eat...it was quite tasty, i just find it too salty for us. After that, mi and my sister went to the post office, which was a couple of shops away. We walled around the town and took photos around Hampden Bridge (which was one of their attractions). Then we went on to see kangaroo valley pioneer museum (entrance fee AUD$10 per adult).

Milk cart

Horse workshop

Old sherd

Dinning room

The stuffs kept in the museum were from the 70/80s and during the war times. The stuffs were collected a lot of dust and were on low maintenance. The museum was actually founded by a lady named Doris Good and there were a lot of stuffs for you to explore. We took some time to explore the different houses which had different items inside. My dad and step mum were sitting near the entrance and was chatting with the old grandpa who sold us the tickets. My dad later told me that the grandpa told them there was a camp site nearby where we could see wild kangaroos and wombats.

After the visit, we were thinking where to have lunch as the restaurants in the town seems to be closed today. So we drove to the visitors information car park and had a look on the information on the nearby towns. We decided to drive up to mountain ridge winery to try our luck. However, we stopped at a town named Berry town along the way as it was already past 2 plus. The town had more shops compared to Kangaroo Valley town. I decided to head to Berry Sourdough Cafe around the corner but it was also closed on Wednesday (Bad luck...). So we settled in The Emporium Food Co. for lunch. They were selling meats and sandwiches.

We bought sandwiches, which was quite nice and not salty. After lunch, we went to the supermarket to get some food for our dinner and tomorrow's breakfast. There was also a sausages shop which we bought some back for dinner. My dad and step mum wanted to go back but i still want to explore the town. So mi and my sister stayed in the town for another hour while my dad and step mum went back. There were more shops to explore here but the price was higher than Kangaroo Valley town. But i did not have enough time to explore more in the town, there was actually a chocolate factory there (the chocolate bought in this town was nice too).

Lunch Place

Bacon Sandwich

Sandwich

 

Sausages Shop

Berry Museum

Afternoon cakes

We left the town around 4pm as my dad wanted to go to the camp site and see the wild wombats. But he wasn't sure on the location and we were not able to find the campsite near our cottage. So we headed back to the cottage as it was starting to rain lightly. It was boring with no interesting TV programs. So I walked around the cottage and up the road to pass time while they napped. When my dad saw mi getting bored, he asked if want to go see the wild wombats. But we did not know the location, so we tried to find on the map and we managed to find the name of the campsite (Bendeela Recreation Area). But my step mum commented it was getting late and to go tomorrow instead.

Don't know what my sis bought (Not nice..haha)

My dad's master piece

So my step mum prepared dinner with leftover food (from yesterday's dinner) and some of the food we bought today. My dad even cooked scrambled eggs and bacon (anyhow mixed together) for us..hahaha....After dinner, we just took turns to shower and rested after a long day.

Places visited:
Kangaroo Valley town
Berry town

Hotel Stayed:
The Heavens Mountains Escape (Elysium Cottage)