A short fat Tiliqua Rugosa wandered through camp this morning, that’s a Stumpy Tail Lizard to our international readers. Every genuine Aussie would know Blue Tongue shingle back variety
We headed into Canberra today to the Australian War Memorial.
We followed a Tesla Model S electric car most of the drive into Canberra. Ross had vaguely heard of Tesla before this trip, and during our travels we’d heard a bit about the Telsa from the Jen and Louise .. but we’d never seen nor really expected to see one on the road.
First was Tesla showroom in Sydney, and today a Tesla on the road. The Navara is the most powerful twin cab ute, has reasonably good performance, and the challenge was to compare that to the Tesla.
Behind a slower moving van driving up a hill which opened up to a dual carriage passing lane was a great opportunity. The battery powered Tesla took off past the van like a missile, leaving us in its wake. Very very impressive, more so considering its basically a torch with wheels.
We drove under uncle Mal’s bridge. Being family, we dont have to pay a toll here
Outside the War Memorial there is a tribute garden to the National Servicemen, which Ross’s dad spent some conscripted time in during the 1950’s
The 3rd world war was effectively neutralised by Ross’s dad. Three cheers there buddy
Its a great view from the War Memorial across the old Parliament house to the new Parliament house
One of the 2 long walls of honour listing names of Australia’s fallen soldiers. People are ingenuous, and sheep, and greedy. It wasn’t a design criteria to be able to jamb poppies between the brass name plates. One dude fund he could, a million followed suit and then the War Memorial started selling the poppies by the thousands. The poppies are now on anything and everything in and around the memorial
The tomb of the unknown soldier. A body of an unidentified Australian soldier was brought back from the European theatre and entombed here as a memorial to all soldiers. There was security guard tucked into a corner ensuring that no-one got too close, touched, or place a foot anywhere near the tomb or the marble hearth around it.
Funny and enlightening story from the trenched of the first War
Ross couldnt have, and would have spent a week in the War Memorial, and had to be ushered out at closing time.
We stayed for the Last Post ceremony which every day a military officer selects a soldier who has died in battle, tells his story, followed by the last post. The pool of reflection court is ungoing maintenance, and was packed as was the balcony s during the service. The tomb of the unknown soldier is under the dome at the far end
On the way out of Canberra heading back toward Bungendore we hit heavy traffic congestion … you heard right, Canberra has traffic congestion. Ross has been to Canberra a few time, starting back 30 years ago and there was never any threat of traffic congestion.
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