Wagga Wagga 2024
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An Aussie Homestead stay in Gumly Gumly
July 9-11: We checked in at The Australian Homestead Motor Lodge in Gumly Gumly, a suburb of Wagga Wagga. They name everything here twice 😉. Cute, friendly motel, with on site restaurant, good value meals. The motel backs into a paddock of cows that were quite curious and came to say hello, looking like a band cover photo. We visited the RAAF base to watch one of our kids graduate after nine weeks of intensive training. Impressive synchronised marching and the sounds of a fly by overhead. The car that brought the dignitaries was unfortunately not an EV, so dowsed the crowd in fumes as it drove off.
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A wrong turn out of the RAAF base
We left the graduation ceremony at the RAAF base, turned right, when we should have turned left. This gave us an unexpected 40km half hour exploration of the back suburbs, Gobbagombalin (where our RAAF graduating son and young family are moving), the Murrumbidgee River, Gumly Gumly (our motel), plus the local EV chargers.
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Marmalades in Yea, our lunch favourite
One of our favourite places to stop for lunch: Marmalades in Yea. Home made pie and sausage roll, with salad and rosemary chips. All delicious. After our morning loop-de-loop of the Dandenong Ranges, we only got as far as Yea by lunchtime, on our way to Wagga Wagga.
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The synchronised-bladder problem on the way home
Heading home to Emerald from Wagga Wagga. A quick wee stop in Swanpool and again in Yea. We really should synchronise bladders. Toilets seem to be the greatest need on a road trip. Apple Maps only shows public toilets up the other end of town in Yea, but we discovered one at the (appropriately named) Yea Wetlands Discovery Centre. The guy at the counter was very friendly and helpful, answering questions about the place. The walk around the wetlands is about half an hour – perfect while parked at the Tesla Superchargers 80m away. We’ll be back to check it out, but we only stopped this time for five minutes.