Day 40 - Caleb's Rest to Moulamein
It was only 3C when we left this morning - it's like training for Tassie! We actually hit the road early, as we were aiming for elevenses in Hillston and that was 189km away. We accidentally found a nice little cafe on the banks of the Lachlan River and enjoyed our morning tea as we learned about the Telstra outage across much of south western NSW. It certainly affected us for the rest of the day so it was widespread, but interestingly there was nothing on the ABC News, despite affecting so many businesses across NSW. Lunch was in the sad remains of what was once a nice little town called Gunbar. It was interesting to read about some of the history of the place. Then it was back on the road, heading for Hay as we needed fuel. People were still talking about the Telstra outage so it was definitely widespread. Given we have camped in Hay before and it was nothing special, we decided to keep going and found this campsite on the banks of the Edward River in Moulamein. I was last here in 1996 when I was mapping tomato farms! It was a big day of driving so it was nice to stop, even if the road is a little close for comfort (although it has gotten quieter as the night progresses). I cooked a delicious pork and prawn soup for our last cooked meal (we are going out for dinner tomorrow night) and we enjoyed another roaring fire.
posted by Tracey @ 8:51 pm
2 Comments:
It has been great to read the blog! I just found out yesterday that you had written up your journey. Well done. I couldn’t put it down until I had finished. The stories made me envious, made me laugh and made me sad. You certainly had some adventures and misadventures. We both agreed that we are nearly ready to hitch up BT2 and get on the road again. Julie and Garry (Beastie and the Beer Moth)
Thanks, Julie! I don’t think I’m quite at your level of blogging but I do enjoy recording the adventures (and misadventures) of our trips. Enjoy the planning for BT2’s next trip x
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