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Dispite our super busy work schedule, we managed to find a sunday to make a trip north to dads favouite place, St Albans via Wisemans ferry.
Visiting the old Settlers Arms pub for the 2nd time, dad was in a very happy place.
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There were some re-enactments of old convict life and an old convict camp on the Great Northern Road we walked up.
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Here are some actors playing as convicts resting between cutting out rock to build the great northern road.
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Mum and dad talking to a soldier overseeing the convicts. He knew of Chichester and called it ‘chi’ which dad couldn’t believe how he knew thats the locals name for it.
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Dad drove the Lotus with mum all the way home back to Sydney.
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Sanna and I did a quick Sydney day trip to the old historic village of St Albans, 2 hours drive North of Sydney’s CBD. Its a very quiet tiny Aussie town/village.![20150621_153733_Richtone(HDR) 20150621_153733_Richtone(HDR)](https://www.beddysblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150621_153733_RichtoneHDR_thumb.jpg)
Traditional old Aussie style buildings are throughout the village.![20150621_153704_Richtone(HDR) 20150621_153704_Richtone(HDR)](https://www.beddysblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150621_153704_RichtoneHDR_thumb.jpg)
We went on a bushwalk to the Convict built ‘Old Great North Road’![20150621_131526 20150621_131526](https://www.beddysblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150621_131526_thumb.jpg)
Leg irons were worn by the Convicts as they worked to build the road.![20150621_131231 20150621_131231](https://www.beddysblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150621_131231_thumb.jpg)
I tried on the leg irons for size, they are really heavy![20150621_131159 20150621_131159](https://www.beddysblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150621_131159_thumb.jpg)
This was hangman’s rock where they used to hang the convicts through the hole from a tree.![20150621_125038_Richtone(HDR) 20150621_125038_Richtone(HDR)](https://www.beddysblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150621_125038_RichtoneHDR_thumb.jpg)
Sanna filling out the visitors book on the trail![20150621_130115 20150621_130115](https://www.beddysblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150621_130115_thumb.jpg)
and after the bushwalk a nice hot lunch followed by rhubarb crumble and a pot of tea to share in front of the Settlers Arms open fire.
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