Going inland

Leaving behind the coast line for a few days, we’ve travelled inland towards areas that have had a lot of rain recently. One place we had planned to visit - Forbes - has sadly been flooded for days. When we set off we weren’t 100% sure our route would be clear, but we were ok in the end.

As we filled up with ever more expensive diesel, the garage guy asked where we were off to. We said Armidale and in his direct Aussie way he said ‘why?’! We had no good reason other than it was a stop off on a longer journey - but his honest comment gave us a good giggle.

The road to Armidale is called the waterfall way. We stopped off at a couple of waterfall viewpoints, a forest walkway, and for a cuppa (where we overheard an excellent conversation between two older ladies about fences, committees and neighbours!)

We eventually arrived at Armidale, where we’d booked a cabin for the night. The cabin was small, woody and sauna like inside, but it was cosy and had all we needed for one night.Read more