Cooroy History

Alex Purcell, Cooroy Rag Roaming Editor

So as we were travelling south to the snow, when our route took us within two hours of my parents-in-law’s home in Griffith, we had to surprise them.

The problem was, after years of being surprised, my mother-in-law was expecting us to surprise her.

So we had to throw her off the scent.

We photoshopped an image of our kids standing beside the Dog on the Tuckerbox in Gundagai, three hours from Griffith, and sent it to my mother-in-law. While my photoshopping skills leave a lot to be desired, it worked.

Ten minutes later, we parked our car and van down their street and snuck up to their front door.

When we rang the bell we knew we were the last people she would be expecting; she thought we were in Gundagai, 200 km away.

So when she opened the door she was surprised, truly surprised. We both got a good reprimand for our efforts – and a big hug.

We spent a lovely few days with them in Griffith, visiting the Whitton Malt House in Darlington Point, the historic Bagtown Cemetery, and catching up with old family friends.