Day 27 - Yarrowford to Narrabri - Saturday 25th May 2024
We’ve done a lot of circles on this trip and today was another one - back to Narrabri after a cross country jaunt to pick up the Newell again. This time, instead of Brian’s mid city motor inn, we are camped on the banks of the Namoi river on a private farm stay just 5km from Narrabri. A real gem.
Up reasonably early although it wasn’t as cold as expected or anticipated (we had left the heater on 12C overnight just in case) and we were on the road just after 9am. Stopped for fuel in Glen Innes and then headed west towards Inverell, a part of NSW we are not familiar with. As we drove into Inverell, quite a historic Scottish feeling town, both Greg and I were trying to remember the TV show that was filmed here - and we eventually remembered A Place to Call Home! We stopped beside the river in town for elevenses before heading out the Killarney Gap Road (yes, our Scottish theme changed to Irish!!). It was quite a beautiful drive through valley and over hills. We stopped for lunch in a gravel pit (we thought you’d be proud, Julie!) which was very close to a glacial area that would have been interesting to stop at but they said bigger caravans wouldn’t fit in. Onwards to Narrabri where we arrived just after 2:30pm. Out to the farm stay - called Shanty on the Namoi - where we set up camp right on the river bank and where we could collect firewood. It’s a beautiful spot. Jude made scones for afternoon tea which we enjoyed in the warm sunshine before collecting firewood and getting the fire going. Watching the moon rise over the river was quite a highlight, as was our fire and dinner.
posted by Tracey @ 9:52 pm
1 Comments:
We are really enjoying reading your blog. It sounds like you’re having a wonderful trip and making the most of every day with your travelling partners. Some of the places you stayed at are familiar, but not all. These new camps are noted for future reference! Travel safe, friends.
Julie and Garry
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