Melbourne to Sydney

Mom and I headed to Sydney last Friday. The photo above was taken in the Blue Mountains, roughly 40 kms west of the Sydney CBD.
I took an inland route for the ride north (we'll follow the sublime southeast coast for the ride back to Melbourne). This route took us through a variety of charming Aussie towns, including Beechworth (above) and its seriously retro main street.
Fall colors were abundant in higher elevations.
The road to Wagga Wagga was a straight line -- literally -- treating us to a sunset on the left and moonrise (above) on the right.
Mom awaits hitting the road for Day 2. We stayed in Wagga Wagga, NSW for the night.
We wandered among Wagga's many shops on a perfect autumn morning.
Wagga's main drag.
A sign hanging within an organic licorice factory in the tiny NSW town of Junee.
We drove for several hours through 'country' NSW.
Mom didn't venture as close to this Blue Mountains ledge as I did -- she's either got more sense, or was worried I'd shove her over the edge after 2 days of driving!
A last look at the glorious Blue Mountains.