TRAVELS WITH KINGDEANO ADVENTURES
I remember as a child driving down the Hume in New South Wales when Dad spotted a sign saying ‘ Dog on the Tuckerbox ’. My dad pulled the car over and my parents took a few happy snaps of us kids with the local landmark , a dog sitting on top of a lunchbox ( inspired by an 1850s ballad ). We then drove off to our next destination . All these years later , I thought that was it for the place called Gundagai . I didn ’ t realise there was a whole town across the freeway to explore . Now , 30 or so years later , my partner Adam and I , with our cavoodle Twyla , decided to visit Gundagai ourselves .
Adam and Dean discovered that Gundagai is well and truly worth a visit .
On our arrival , we free-camped at Morley ’ s Creek RV Rest Stop Reserve , a self-contained vehicle camping spot . The rest stop had plenty of space , was only a short stroll into town , and was petfriendly . From the campsite , you could see the old train bridge spurting out across the paddocks in front of us – it made for a stunning view .
On our walk into town , we first stopped at the information office where we stumbled across Rusconi ’ s Marble Masterpiece . For a small fee , we entered a room with an overhead voice recording that told the story of the late Australian master craftsman Frank Rusconi , and how he created the Marble Masterpiece that stood before us on display . The temple sculpture took Rusconi over 28 years to complete , starting in 1910 . Consisting of 20,948 pieces of Australian marble , each piece was hand-cut and polished . This was a surprising find and a truly magnificent work of art that must be seen to be believed .
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