Day 22 Tuesday 30/5/2023, Narrabri, sunny 2 – 21 It’s another bright and clear morning. While Woody strides off to town, I do some washing, and cleaning, and post a couple of blogs. As I walk out of the amenities … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 22 – You can’t trust an aerobatic sausage
Day 21 Monday 29/5/2023, Narrabri, pleasant 2 – 20 A group of disabled kids are having riding lessons in the stables area today. Woody takes another walk into town, we pick him up and drive out to the CSIRO radio telescope array, 22 kms out of town. These 5 gargantuan dishes are each 22 metres in diameter and move along 3 kilometres of rail track. There’s another one located a few kilometres away. The official name is the Australian Telescope Compact Array. What do they do? Well, this is where it gets really interesting. though Woody, Elle and VeeWee would … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 21 -Heavens Above!
Day 20 Sunday 28/5/2023, Narrabri, sunny 1 – 16 Flies, bush flies as quick as we kill them more are zooming in. Woody walks into town to keep his kilometre count up, VeeWee clips little Nic and a magpie hangs around for crumbs. On the downside, the espresso machine has developed a continence issue. We have a totally lazy day, reading in the sun, except for VeeWee who washes the motor home. We hear from Mrs. Have a Chat, she’s made it home safely. Dinner is a prawn yellow curry. Accom: $17.85 Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 20 – Grooming on the road
Day 19 Saturday 27/5/2023, Narrabri, sunny zero to 18 Dad’s talking clock woke us in the wee hours. “Beep, beep, beep the indoor temperature is 0.8 degrees, the outdoor temperature (heaven knows how she knows that as there’s no outside … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 19 – Pacing Ourselves
Day 18 Friday 26/5/2023 Narrabri, windy cool 7 – 16 It was a windy night and we were up at 3:00am checking the awning. Dark clouds skirt us heading east. It’s nice to know that we have a few days … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 18 – Welcome Betty!
Day 17 Thursday 25/5/2023, Gunnedah to Narrabri, minus 2 to 23 Another glorious morning, it’s icy cold but the sight of a deep blue sky and gum trees through the shower roof hatch does wonders for the soul. We have … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 17 – Off to Narrabri
Day 16 Wednesday 24/5/2023 Gunnedah, minus 2 – 22 sunny A long sleep in, and then we have a sad goodbye. A call from home means that Mrs. Have a Chat must curtail her holiday and head home to the … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 16 – A sad farewell
Day 15 Tuesday 23/5/2023 Gunnedah, 1 – 22 Nice It’s doona hugging cold in the wee hours of the morning. Woody does another load of washing at the laundromat in town while I hug that doona. There’s only one washing … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 15 – Frogs legs anyone?
Day 14 Monday 22/5/2023 Mullaley to Gunnedah, 4 – 20 warm & sunny It wasn’t as cold last night and there was no traffic noise. We wake to a glorious morning. We take the Oxley Highway east to Gunnedah and … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 14 – Poetic Gunnedah
Day 13 Sunday 21/5/2023 Coolah to Mullaley, 4 – 16 sunny It wasn’t cold last night and rather pleasant. That proves our theory of being warmer in Coolah. We hit the road again and a roadside sign says “Road Surface … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 13 – Post Office Hotel, Mallaley
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