Continuing inland the route takes us through winding roads of beautiful countryside dotted with tiny villages. Canbewarra Mountain lookout (see leg 1) provides amazing though rather hazy views of the countryside for miles and here we met our first wild wallaby in the aptly named Kangaroo Valley - unfortunately too shy to wait for his picture to be taken.

Further north the landscape was no less dramatic at Fitzroy Falls, claimed to be one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Australia with a drop of 81m and well served with walkways and viewing points. Unfortunately the falls were in shade at the time of our visit and despite the walkways, clear views of the falls themselves were limited.

Turning south west along the M31 road towards Canberra, the landscape turned flatter and drier with fewer features worth stopping for, though we did stop along the way at a town called Goulburn - just to see what small rural towns were like. One main high street with heritage buildings seemed to be the answer!

Canberra itself is a planned city with the main axis following the line from the Mount Ainslie lookout through the Australian War Memorial, and down Anzac Parade. The axis continues straight up through Old Parliament House to New Parliament House, through the middle of the Prime Minister’s Office, and then on beyond into the mountains. It was designed by  the city’s founders, Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Griffin in 1911.

The scale of the design and it's focus on roads rather then walkways makes it very pedestrian unfriendly. One certainly needs a car to visit all the attractions and the need to find parking at each location was time consuming and off-putting. Nevertheless, the sunset and blue-hour views of the city from Mount Ainslie were blessed with good light.

The images from this leg can be seen here