So, we had a week to kill before our booking at the Warrumbungle National Park, and Peter left the planning up to me. He said, and I quote, “You just tell me where to go, and I’ll follow your directions”. This was my first solo trip planning and I wanted to make it count. …
We had four nights at the John Oxley caravan park in Coonabarabran, a lovely country town in Central NSW, and a very nice caravan park. While there, we took advantage of the water and power, caught up with the washing and enjoyed some long hot showers. The weather was mostly overcast and rainy, but …
Ok, so we didn’t make it to Walgett, but we are still heading in the right direction. We found a lovely little spot called Hickeys Falls, just a few hundred metres off the Newell Highway, and were pleasantly surprised by the amount of water flowing. It was quite unexpected and beautiful. We did consider …
One of the many things we are going to have to get a handle on is deciding where we want to go. Now that is easy enough if you have a set of parameters to work within. But, when you have no time constraints, no distance limitations, and a bloody big country to explore, …
In between working our way through mum’s list of chores (it seems no matter how old you get, mum always has chores for you) we have had plenty of fun. Not least of which was our picnic at Ellenborough Reserve, a large grassy area at the junction of the Hastings and Ellenborough rivers. We …
