OTR: Day 2 … Pastoral Scenery

From Quirindi, we were planning on finding our way back onto New England Highway to head back north. Initially. But then, a closer study of the map gave us another idea. So, we jiggled our plans yet again … after confirming that the alternate roads were indeed paved.

The first shortcut took us across to Wallabadah. Then a short stint on the New England Highway to the junction of the road to Nundle … from where we got on Fossicker’s Way … another rural road through pastoral scenery. This detour avoided a return to Tamworth, cutting over to the road to Armidale instead.

The good news? We found two pull outs where we could stop for photos. The first one overlooked the Peel River. The second one overlooked Chaffey Dam.Read more