Pomingalarna Reserve

Pomingalarna Reserve is just outside Wagga  and part of the Wiradjura Trail runs through it. Again due to flood damage we could not walk along the river into Wagga  on the Wirajura Trail so we did a 5klm loop around Pomingalarna. An open area of woodland and paddocks with views back over Wagga.

The tragic story of Pomingalarna and Gobbagumbalin. 

Views to Wagga Wagga 

Wagga Wagga

At Wagga we stayed at Lake Albert. Once settled in at the BnB we rode around Lake Albert in the late afternoon sun. Nice parklands and a well constructed bike path for the 10klm circuit of the lake.

Over the next few days we made Wagga our base to explore the town and the surrounding countryside.

The Marrambidya Wetlands were full after the previous weeks flooding. Some of the tracks were yet to be passable after the floods. 

Some birds in the wetlands.

White-winged Chough 

Yellow Rosella (a form of the Crimson Rosella) 

Australasian Grebe 

Sacred Kingfisher 

Wagga Beach. Again recently re-opened after the flooding. The river level was still well above normal and the beach narrower and higher than usual. 

Nice gardens in the town. 

The Botanic Gardens had a zoo area with a walk in aviary, so I cheated with these bird photos.

Zebra Finch 

Diamond Dove

Wonga Pigeon 

Peacock 

Musk Lorikeet

Gundagai

A road trip of a couple of weeks with stays at Wagga Wagga, Ruffy(Vic) and Staghorn Flat (in Vic near Albury). We had never seen the country so green. Good rains however had caused recent flooding which stopped some of my plans for kayaking . 

First stop at  Jugiong for a delicious lunch at Long Track Pantry.

Looking back over Jugiong and the Murrumbidgee River from the lookout on the way out of Jugiong.

Next stop at Gundagai for a walk to view the historic road and rail bridges over the flood plain and river.

Gundagai from the lookout 

Part of the old rail bridge from the lookout. 

Even the tourist viewing area on the Prince Alfred Road  Bridge were in a sorry state and were fenced off. 

The path under the rail bridge was also closed due I think to flooding. 

The rail bridge. 

The Prince Alfred road bridge. 

The Murrumbidgee River from the bridge. The caravan park was under water prior a week or two prior to our visit.