Bega

We hurried to Bega, home to cheese since 1899. The Bega Cheese Heritage Centre was all one could hope for at Australian Cheese Central. We marvelled at the old equipment, did some tasting and browsed the cafe, but we were still too close to an enormous breakfast to fit anymore in. Hence our visit to Bega proper and the delights therein. Seconds later, we were on our way back to the cafe for lunch. Entertainment was by way of a film loop all about making tasty matured dairy products. As Monty Python once said, "Blessed are the cheesemakers". 

Replete, we took the very off-road track up the mountain through Biamanga NP to Mumbulla Creek Falls. Here the river has carved out natural water slides and swim pools. This beautiful place is sacred to the Yuin people of the South Coast. On the way back, a Superb Lyrebird (that's it's actual name) crossed the track in front of our mini dust storm; nearly a metre of bird in a hurry. The lyrebird is famous for mimicry but with the noise of tyres on dirt road, we couldn't tell if he was doing impressions at the time.