Hay Showgrounds NSW

After leaving Altina Wildlife Park, we stop at a nearby service station (Darlington Point) to get a hot snack for lunch - we're cold after our beaut tour. Roger has a pie and I get a fancy potato cake (bacon, cheese and onion). Then we continue our drive to Hay.
When we get there, this is the first place we come to, so we can set up camp, and unhitch from the caravan.
On arrival, we call the caretaker Kevin, and he instructs us as to where our site will be and how to pay. We follow these instructions, and are happy with our campsite. Once we're set up, we go for a drive back into Hay to go to the Visitor Centre.
We return from our outing just after 5pm. Time to relax with a drink, before preparing tea. Roger does beef tacos tonight. While he's cooking, I call our lovely Dunkeld neighbour Dave Tyson, for a favour - ask him to go into our house and find a receipt on our laundry pin up board - which he does (legend). We now have all the details of a 'credit booking' from Marong Big 4 Tourist Park (near Bendigo) - that come about back in 2022, when we'd booked to go there for Tarsh and Will's engagement - but couldn't attend due to flooding. We'll try and use that credit for a stay on our way with this trip. After having our tea, Roger has his shower, and I do the dishes. Now time to relax before bed.
23/05/25 Friday I get up 1st at around 7.30am to go for a run around the trotting track that we're camped beside. I do 4 laps, before coming back to our van to go and have a shower at the showground amenities, then have my breakfast. Rog and I tidy up, and do the dishes, and get ready to go checknout some Hay attractions. We drive out before 10am.
After being at the Shearing Centre we come back here and have some lunch. Roger has 2 rounds of meat and salad sandwiches, and I finish off the leftover mince and tacos. While back here, we make some phonecalls regarding collecting the raffle prize I won in Moulamein. After some 'sorting' we establish that we can pick it up tomorrow from Edward River Gardens Aged Care in Moulamein. After this, we drive back into Hay to go to the Goal, we follow this with going to the Museum.
Then we go down the main street so Roger can go to the butcher and the supermarket - getting stuff for our tea tonight. We come back here around 4pm. It's cold and drizzling rain so we're happy just to relax, reading in our caravan. I do try the TV, and end up watching an Australian Story on ABC iView. For tea tonight, Roger cooks in the airfryer, chicken kievs (huge - from the local butcher) and serves this with mashed potato (Thermomix) and boiled vegetables. Our usual routine, Roger goes and has his shower, I wash the dishes. Roger dries them and puts them away when he returns. I give Barb a call, to find out how's she's doing and what Adrian's up to. Also to confirm that we'll use Sally's (from Dunkeld) tickets for Torvill and Dean. Sounding positive about Adrian - he's feeling better and has moved today to Kingston Rehab. Now relaxing before bed.
24/05/25 Saturday Have a bit of a lie in - we get up just before 8am. Have a leisurely breakfast - both have porridge, and Roger also has a couple of pieces of toast (1 vegemite, 1 honey), and our cuppas. Get organised to leave here. We're all tidied up and packed, on the move 9.15am.Read more