Day 1
Tendrils of excitement started to wind around us this morning. There was still a bit to do before we could leave but the end was in sight. We ended up leaving at 10.30am a bit later than planned, we met up with the McDonalds near Sutton, then the adventure was begun.
Lunch was at a chilly Gundagai where the Dog on the Tuckerbox resides. The car temperature gauge showed 10 degrees while we ate sandwiches and chocolate cake (leftover from Hayley’s birthday on Saturday 21st)
Next stop was a balmy 15 degrees to eat some of our fruit before crossing into the fruit fly exclusion zone. These zones are set up to try and stop the spread of fruit fly through the agricultural areas in Australia. After eating the apples and mandarins we jumped back in the car only to have to stop a few kilometres down the road to get rid of the tomatoes and capsicums too.
By this stage the sun was well into the afternoon sky and Balranald was looking about an hour and a half too far away. So in the spirit of things not going to plan we decided that Hay looked like a good first nights stop instead. This meant that Day 2 will be 131 kilometres longer than planned, but as Day 1 at 640 kms was the longest in our itinerary it doesn’t put us too far out.
Crossing the Hay plain was a different experience than it has been in the past. Normally it is bros and dusty. This time there were areas of lush green growth and stretches of water pooled alongside the road. The skies were overcast all day, which means there is still the possibility of more rain in this area.
As we were only staying one night in Hay we unpacked the bare necessities and even left the campers hooked up. The Hay Services Club provided a courtesy bus that collected us from the Big 4 Caravan Park took us the club where we filled up on Chinese food, then dropped us back to the camping park again. Our bus driver on hearing that we had not been to Hay before took us for a quick tour on the way home.
Into bed before 9.30pm for a good sleep before another big drive to Broken Hill on Day 2
Sounds like your trip is starting off exciting!
ReplyDeleteDid you forget to pack the olallieberries? ;>)
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Looking forward to seeing pictures of your journey! Hope you can post some along the way. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThis is soooo exciting for one who has never been and probably will never be in your neck of the woods. The terms, the places are just intriguing. What an adventure!
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