We left Eden at dawn, walking to the bus stop in the breaking rays of the morning sun.

We arrived in Canberra for a long layover before our train was scheduled to Moss Vale. We had several hours to walk around the Capital sights. We met these fine gentlemen, John Curtin (14th Prime Minister of Australia, with glasses) and Ben Chifley (Treasurer during the Curtin Administration, with pipe). They led Australia through WW2 until Curtin died in 1945, a few months before the war ended, shortly after a photo was taken of them walking here on which this sculpture is based. Chifley became the 16th Prime Minister, the two of them being considered the best PM’s in Australian history.

More sightseeing as we toured Parliament House.

We ended the day by the warm woodstove, with dinner in the Pub of the Argyle Hotel where we stayed.