Eden to Bega and around

We made the move into NSW and how loverly it is too. The Sapphire Coast it is called - after the colour of the water I am thinking. We camped in Bega (yes the cheese town) and have been doing some day trips to the nearby coastal towns and today headed back into the hills a bit Cooma is only 105km from Bega so the Alps are not to far away. We think we will come back in a Spring or a Summer to see the Alps as Midi bus is not liking the hills to much and adding the possibility of snow and ice to the trip it is not very inviting. As I have said before it is very strange to be at the beach in the morning and seeing snow in the afternoon.

Must tell you the story of the windmill - John Geldmacher was a German immigrant who thought he would build a windmill to produce flour. It took him 7 years to collect the stone and build the mill, soon after it was finished he was told that he could not use it as it was to close to the road and it was thought that the noise from the sails would scare the horses. He removed the sails and ironically used horse power for a couple of years but it sounds like he just lost his soul and he soon give up the mill. It is a beautiful building but a sad story of some official making rules.