Day 23 Wednesday 31/5/2023, Narrabri, 4 – 21 cloudy We farewell Vee who is off to Bingara. Woody walks into town. We girls drive to the shops as VeeWee needs a prescription filled. After a long wait, she must return … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 23 – Don’t you feel the cold?
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 14 Saturday 18/6/2022 Narromine to Narrabri, 7 – 20 yes 20 There’s a nip in the air as we set off but, we’re obviously rusty at this caravan caper. We get a few kms down the road when we notice something flapping on the passenger side of the van. Oh bugger, it’s the cover on the power point. Off we go again and then Woody notices something flapping on the other side, did I close the kitchen window after we removed the park TV cable? Of course not. Morning sun highlights millions of spider webs on the heads of … Continue reading Breakdown Blues – Day 14 – Fancy meeting you here
Day 12 Monday 7/6/21 Ballimore to Narrabri, 0-20 frosty to warm sunny We’re woken by a rumble in the night as a train passes through. We had intended to move onto Binnaway Pumphouse Reserve but we’re worried about the weather. … Continue reading Capricorn Dancers, Day 12 – Weather warning
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