I took a bus from Canberra to Cooma. This would seem to be a rather old thing to do, given I have my bike with me. The simple fact is that this part of the Monaro Highway is very boring and I have travelled on it lots of times. Last year I rode along it on my way over the Snowy Mountains and down the Murray River (refer to post below).
Old Cooma Boy Remembers Girl with Unusual Name
On the bus, I got into conversation with a fellow passenger. He turned out to be a former Cooma ‘local’ who was making a flying visit to the town from Sydney. I told him a about my association with the town through working with the Australian National Audit Office (ANOA) and having the Snowy Mountains as a client. I told him that I got to know a girl with an unusual name when I was working in Cooma. I mention be in a previous post in 2013 (refer below).
It turned out that bloke been to school with the said girl. We chatted about her quite a bit. It is not just her name that is memorable.
The Royal Pub
I had booked into the Royal Pub which is in the ‘old’ part of Cooma. Over the time that I worked in Cooma, I must have stayed in nearly all of the motels and hotels in the own. However, I never stayed in the Royal Hotel. It is a classic country pub.
Craft Brewery Moves into Town
On my ride through Cooma last year, I stopped off at Brewery and Gin Distillery, that had opened up at Four Mile, which is as the name suggests, is 6 kilomtres out of the town on the way to Jindabyne.
I was intrigued as to whether the place was still going, as it didn’t seem to be an ideal location and the owners had told that they were not getting any support from the pubs in the town. I did a search on the internet and found that brewery was now located in the main street of the town. It turned out that the address of the Brewery was the Australian Hotel. I went there hoping to get a good craft beer.
As it happens, the Brewery is in the process of moving into the pub and at the time of my visit, the move was yet to be completed. However, it is good to see that business is still going and I wish them well.
Heading to the Coast
I was good to spent time in Cooma again. The next stage of my trip was towards the coast.
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