Day 12, Wednesday March 27th Dubbo to Tocumwal It’s a clear morning, not hot, not cold. We leave at 8:45am this is sheep grazing land and similar to that of country Victoria. On the outskirts of Parkes we see ‘the … Continue reading Passing the dish
Day 11, Tuesday March 26th Moree to Dubbo We’re greeted by an almost cloudless sky, the temperature is pleasant. Moree has a lovely town centre. Balo Street has wide paved footpaths lined with hedges and shaded by grapevines and olive … Continue reading Doin’ the Dubbo Zoo
Day 9, Sunday March 24th Palm Beach It’s warm, wet, and humid again! We assemble the bikes, do a lap of the park and have a swim to wash off the sweat. We all meet for a farewell BBQ lunch … Continue reading One word, Seepage
Day 6, Thursday March 21st Evans Head to Palm Beach We catch the sunrise over the river mouth and watch the prawn trawlers heading out to sea. There are a few showers as we approach Byron Bay, it seems we … Continue reading Evans Head to Palm Beach
Day 5 Wednesday March 20th 2013, Bellingen to Evans Head We wake early to a cacophony of birds and creatures in the rainforest. It is a beautiful morning, and it has rained heavily overnight. Watching the sunrise over the Bellinger … Continue reading Bellingen to Evans Head
Day 4 Tuesday, March 19th 2013, Port Macquarie to Bellingen It’s a cool morning with light cloud, it obviously rained overnight but we didn’t hear a thing. We are surprised to find that the duplicated road has now ended so … Continue reading Port Macquarie to Bellingen
Day 3, Monday March 18th 2013, Newcastle to Port Macquarie We wake to a city washed clean by overnight rain and it was so cosy in the van. The wind has thankfully dropped out, so we have an early morning … Continue reading Newcastle to Port Macquarie
Day 2, Sunday March 17th 2013 Tarcutta to Newcastle We’re on the road by 8:30am and it’s a beautiful morning, the rolling hills and paddocks are green, and the rivers are draped with willows. At Yass, we stop to perform … Continue reading Tarcutta to Newcastle
Sofala, NSW About halfway between Mudgee and Bathurst in New South Wales you’ll find the gold mining town of Sofala. When we first visited the town our GPS was totally confused as to where we were and indeed Sofala with … Continue reading Sofala
Grenfell, NSW A short drive from Grenfell is a property known as Seaton’s Farm. This now-protected farm was established by Jim and Bertha Seaton during the Depression and shows how canny farmers had to be to survive during those tough … Continue reading Little towns with big hearts – Grenfell – Seaton’s Farm
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