Buchan South to Jindabyne via Snowy River Way

Tuesday 21st May 2019
Today we drove from Buchan South to Jindabyne via the Snowy River Way. This was a dirt/gravel road for at least 80km of the way. It was a very scenic drive through farmland and fog early, then through national park later in the day. It was very slow going 180km in just under 4 hours. We travelled through Buchan, Murrindal, W Tree, Butchers Ridge, Gelantipy, Wulgulmerang and Suggan Buggan. We then crossed the Victoria/NSW border and drove through Ingebirah, Grosses Plain and Moonbah to Jindabyne. Luckily we passed very few cars as the road was quite narrow with a very sheer drop on the edge at times.

After a look at the lake at Jindabyne we headed to Thredbo. Decision time as always. it costs $17 for the Kosciuszko National Park for 24 hours, or free to drive through. This took a little while to decide but we paid and went through to Thredbo where we went on a 4km walk up through the ski fields on Meadows and Merritts Nature Trail loop. this was quite pleasant even though it was only 4° this afternoon.

We then headed back to Jindabyne and have gone soft again as the forecast is for 1° tonight. We are staying in a cabin in the Discovery Caravan Park. David isn’t feeling 100% and we have a big drive home tomorrow. See you all soon.

: Stonehenge Farmstay Buchan South..

: Car stockpiling in the distance at Stonehenge..

: ..they had horses in the paddock too.

: As we left Buchan South this morning at about 8.30am the fog was thick in the valley..

: ..as we continued the fog started to lift..

: Very apt name for this creek along the Snowy River Way..

: ..the road was winding, narrow and gravel..

: ..and got narrower and rougher at times..

: ..also with steep edges as well..

: ..as a few maintenance issues.

: The Suggan Buggan School House

: Built in 1865 by Edward O’Rourke, an early holder of the Suggan-Buggan run. The slab and shingle single room schoolhouse with tiny room at one end for the accommodation of the tutor…

: .. was built for the education of Edward’s 11 children. It is now the only remaining connection with the first settlement by the O’Rourke family.

: Snowy River along Barry Way in the Kosciuszko National Park

: ..and again.

: Winding along the narrow Barry Way in the Kosciuszko National Park

: Views of the mountains as we wind further along Barry Way in the Kosciuszko National Park

: Wallace Craigie Lookout along Barry Way in the Kosciuszko National Park

: Wallace Craigie Lookout

: Lake Jindabyne

: Heading along the Alpine Way in Kosciuszko National Park on our way to Thredbo

: Walking through the Thredbo apartments. They look quite flash.

: Deer in the distance along our walk.

: Chair lifts are running for the people wanting to hike the summit of Mt Kosciuszko. We will give it a miss this time. We would like to do it in the spring time.

: There were some lovely waterfalls along our walk.

: Lake Jindabyne at sunset.

: Someone is feeling the cold as he picked up the wrong jacket. We have been doing it constantly since we bought our puffer jackets. I am in trouble for copying him. Hehehe.

: Lake Jindabyne. The wind has dropped and it looks very pristine.

: Buchan South to Thredbo and back to Jindabyne – 249km