Gismo Queen and her King

Day 26 - Brooms Head to Yarrowford - Friday 24th May 2024

From sea level to 1100m elevation; from waves to autumnal trees; from 23C to 4C here overnight - what a difference 227km makes!!

We were up early for the pack up as there was lots to do, and we expected that getting out would require some manouvring. But it wasn’t too bad and we were on the road by 9:30am. Back to Grafton where we stopped for early elevenses before we started the climb up the Gibraltar Ranges along the Gwydir Highway. Quite a pretty drive but it required plenty of concentration. We stopped for lunch at Heffron’s Lookout and that meant most of the climbing was behind us. It was just after 2pm as we approached Glen Innes and shortcut the town to head to our camp spot on the New England Highway. Greg and I have eyed this rest area/campsite many a time up and down the highway but we’re alway too close to Andrew’s to consider stopping here.

We set up and lit the campfire nice and early, given the forecast 4C tonight (starting to prep us for Tassie). Coffee then wine and nibbles in front of the fire, with music blasting from our caravan speakers - we didn’t notice the cold at all! Here we are very close to the NSW version of Stonehenge, so this free camp has its version out the front.

Dinner of garlic prawns in front of the toasty campfire - a great night and none of us were cold!

posted by Tracey @ 9:18 pm