Almost every trip to, or through Tumbarumba, I hear syncopated rhythms inside my helmet... 'tum um bar-umba, tum um barrrr-umba'  kinda makes you want to stop, get off and do the Samba... however I tend to get too many strange looks to make a habit of it! I'll save myself for 'So You Think You Can Dance!

Note to self: load new music in my Nokia one of these days!

Well in Tumbarumba you're in logging country and on the verge of 'The Man From Snowy River' stomping grounds. It's a great place to layover on your way in, or out of the Snowy Mountains. Today I'm meeting Peter and Thao of www.wheezyrider.com fame to ride the road from Tumut along the Snowy Mountains Highway to Cooma then up and over Brown Mountain to the coast for a meal in Merimbula, NSW before heading north to follow where our collective noses bring us.

If you've been following my various blogs you will recall that Peter Sever (AKA WheezyRider) contacted me while riding through Nam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand looking for info on what to do and see in Australia as their arrival was looming. Their ETA at the time was January, so my advice was 'upon arriving in Darwin get a motel room, lock the door turn the air conditioner on and sleep til April'! Unfortunately for them they were getting down to the last leg of their 2 year, 80,000 KM, 40 Country trip and had to make up some time. I gave Peter a blow by blow itinerary of what in essence, was an early draft of my soon to be released 'Two Wheel Touring Ride Guide 'Shooting The Centre'. they hit Australia armed with things to do, see, and where to stay on the road from Darwin to Adelaide then around the coast up to Sydney. They evidently loved the suggestions as Peter has been raving about it on his own blog.



Unfortunately for me I hit Tumbarumba on a Sunday night and most eating places were closed. I had dinner in one of the local pubs last night which was as local pub fare often is... thank goodness they had wine, had a fantastic breakfast at 4 Bears cafe (see photo) which could've been called 4000 Bears Cafe. Go to www.4bearscafe.com.au. service was great and so was the Coffee.


Fortified, well rested and ready to go I'm off to Tumut to meet Wheezy Rider.
I'll load some more pics of interesting little Tumbarumba when I get back to Bowral.