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    • Day 6

      Cobar & Darlington Point

      April 25, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Left Cobar on Anzac Day and headed to Hillston, Griffith and Darlington Point.

      Dropped in to see the open cut mine on the way out of Cobar. We had never seen an open cut mine and it was amazing, so deep. This mine has been operational since 1890 and extended in 2001 to the size it is now.

      We decided to stay in the caravan park at Darlington Point after looking at the free camps which we thought to be too remote and empty of people. The caravan park is beautiful.
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    • Day 471

      Die ersten 1000km geschafft!

      July 18, 2020 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      In the last two days we drove 1000km already. It is good to be back on the road again, but the nights in our tent are very chilly. Nevertheless we really enjoy the clear sky with thousands of stars at night. Tomorrow we will drive another 400km to the north to Lightning Ridge, a mining city famous for the opal gems.

      In den letzten beiden Tagen sind wir bereits 1000km weit gefahren. Es ist wirklich unglaublich schön wieder unterwegs zu sein. Auch das Outback und unser Zelt haben wir ein bisschen vermisst. Das Thermometer fällt nachts zwar auf zwei Grad, aber ein Blick in den Himmel und die tausenden Sterne entschädigt die frischen Temperaturen.
      Morgen geht es dann weiter nach Lightning Ridge, eine kleine Stadt bekannt für den Abbau von Opalen.
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    • Day 63

      Trilby Station

      August 3, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

      We got to camp alongside the Darling River (in full flood) following the Qld rains at Trilby Station NSW. What bliss, once we got settled in. Beautiful campsites well spread out, majestic trees lush country. The facilities for campers were awesome and the Station itself a credit to it's owners, immaculate and carefully thought out. We all camped in the same area with provisions for our first campfire. We were lucky enough to score power on our site, winning!! so out came the hair straightner, hairdryer, airfryer, slowcooker, and all those things you absolutely need when you are a serious camper. Our water was from our caravan tank so B decided it was best if I used the shared shower facilities half a km up the track, as he reckons I use too much water but it really was quite pleasant walk so I did not complain 'that much' I was not allowed to use my washing machine either so I used the camp one. My first time staying on an outback 'Station' (farm) it was very different to what I imagined. I thought there would be Kelpies rounding up thousands of sheep, a horse ring, and stables cows to be milked everyday, kangaroos running everywhere and there was none of that. The station itself is big 127,000 acres ( or so it said in their book) which is miles apparently, they have their own airfield aeroplane and chopper so they can go out each day, to try to findand round up the livestock. Hence the only 'livestock' I saw on my walks was a very friendly and well fed Staffy, a black and white cat and some Chooks. So it felt like I had visited a Zoo with no animals. We had a very interesting day and tour of Dunlop station which also had no 'livestock' to be seen it was once a 1 million acre station, that sounds like the size of France to me. The owner has kept the old homestead very "a la naturale" as the times in which it was built, however when I saw the bathroom and shower I thought she was a very special and brave type of woman to live with such exceptional bathroom facilites (picture attached) I had nightmares about the taps and cleaning the actual shower recess last night. We crossed the border today to Connumulla (Qld) for (2) nights and have noticed it is a couple of degrees warmer. Bear is still wearing the same black fur lined 'Aldi' work jacket from home and his shorts and I am hoping to peel the jacket off him in the next week so I can wash it. Can't wait to move further North, bring on the shorts and thongs.Read more

    • Day 2

      Gilgandra to Cobar

      October 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      It was incredibly windy overnight, I don't think anyone had a great sleep. We were awake around 8 but took it slow this morning since we were all tired. Eventually packed up, headed off to grab fuel and keep moving. We'd planned a quick stop at Nevertire water tower, but the boy finally settled so we kept cruising on. Not a lot to report on, I read for a bit and and we stopped in at Nyngan. First we pulled in at an info booth with a little Bogan, we didn't know it wasn't the big Bogan, so felt underwhelmed. We kept cruising and saw the signs for the actual Big Bogan, much better! Had his Esky and dog rusty. We stopped for some photos and a wander. It was very quiet, not much open, if anything from what we could see. So we made up some wraps for lunch before continuing on to Cobar. We had a quick stop at the monument/town sign for a photo then headed to the caravan park to check in and another quick and easy set up. Much to puppy's dismay we headed back out. We stopped at the Cobar miners heritage park, it's set up very nicely. So nice, that there was a wedding wrapping up. Next we went to the Fort Bourke Hill mine lookout. It was so bizarre to see how big it was from that angle. I saw some goats and their kids, so that was exciting. Another quick stop at the monument since there wasn't a line up this time, then on to the big tooheys can for a photo and the iga for a fresh chook for Pup. Headed back to the camper to enjoy the afternoon sun and a few drinks. Pup didn't want to be outside and we didn't want to be in, so we found a good compromise that he was pretty happy about. Crumbed steak and salad for dinner, showers and a relatively early night. Pup decided he deserved an upgrade from the bottom of the King bed with the deluxe mattress topper, so he took my spot on my pillow.Read more

    • Day 18

      Mount Hope.

      March 29, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C

      Wet and extremely windy. Those are our memories of Mt Hope. The campground is behind the community hall for a donation. We got there just before the storm.

      We decided to raise the tarp to allow us to cope with the imminent rain. The day had been warm so the slightly cooler temperature was nice. We had the tarp rigged and suddenly the wind whipped up and ripped out most of the pegs. The poles all on the ground and the tarp about to do a kite impersonation. We had to quickly grab the tarp and start again, this time with bigger pegs. Almost done, we were fighting quite strong wind by now amid spots of rain.

      Just a couple poles to go and the rain started ro get heavier. By the time all the pegs were in it was time to retreat to the car. We waited out the storm for over half an hour. About 15 or 20 mm of rain before the rain eased of and we resumed setting up. The area was now all slushy mud. Even the area covered by our tarp was quite muddy.

      The pegs had all nearly ripped out and the wind was getting stronger. Medium weight pegs were replaced with very large sand pegs. By now these hammered way too easily into the now soaked ground. We flipped the camper partially onto the small tarp we had for a ground sheet and folded the floor under to reduce how much would get wet and muddy. It looked like a terrible set up but we were attempting to mitigate the amount of mud we would need to clean of later

      The wind dropped and we finished this make shift set up and then prepared a very late meal. By now it was after 9pm NSW time and we were very tired. I went to sleep very quickly.

      It seemed I had only just gotten to sleep and I was suddennly woken. Thumping, scraping, bumping and very loud noisy flapping. Suddenly a massive clang. That woke Pam up as well and I said "That did NOT sound good".

      I crawled out of my warm bed to a shockingly cold experience as I exited the tent. The wind was strong and gusting. It seemed it had made its way here via the south pole. It ripped the warmth from my body. The noise had been a pole ripping out one of the sand pegs and flinging against the trailer. The next pole was poised to follow. I found the hammer and belted the peg in a bit further back. The ground was now so soft t came straight out again so I had to find a better spot.

      About another meter back from my ploughed previous spots I finally got a solid anchor. Just in time though as the wind whipped up even harder. I lowered all the poles just above the camper tent but it still seemed precarious. I decided to add two more poles on the windy side and also run a coye of ropes to the fence posts nearby. With that went back to bed. The flapping reduced a bit but was still quite loud.

      I realize that the annexe which was folded over the tent roof was blowing back over. If it blew right through it would get wet and be difficult to stow next day. Another trek outside to tie the annexe fly down securely. A last check and I headed back inside. Sleep was elusive for some time as the noise continued. I opened the rear windows a crack to check that everything was not ripped apart.

      Next morning the wind was still strong but the rain had gone. We decided to pack up and haav breakfast later. I then discovered how close all the pegs had been to coming out. Had I not added the extra poles and pegs the whole structure would have let go easily. Every peg was easily pulled out of the muddy ground.

      It seems the camper trailer attracts more than its fair share of rainy weather. Perhaps we can hire out as rain makers.
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    • Day 18

      Devil Rock, Cobar NSW

      March 29, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 27 °C

      A short drive out of town past the old reservoir, is Devil Rock. This place is considered evil by aboriginals. The burnt out commodore seems to support this feeling.

      On the way back to town we took a look at the reservoir. As is the case in many of the areas we have travelled on this trip, water supplies are very low.Read more

    • Day 18

      Cobar, NSW

      March 29, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 28 °C

      We arrived at Cobar in the mid afternoon. Right at the start of the town was a huge wall to let us know where we were. Since we had not yet had lunch we decided we would make use of the picnic tables. We set up and were just about to eat when the rain started.

      Not just a puny little shower but the kind that can wet you to the core on 30 seconds. We had to move back to the second table to avoid getting very wet. The rain lasted around 20 minutes, lunch was done so we went for a quick look around.

      The first stop was the mining and heritage display by the side of the road. Cobar was, and still is a copper mining town. The display shows the old shaft head frame and the winder system. A little away are some other interesting displays and information. Later on our way we went to the lookout to check out a view of one of the current mines.
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    • Day 18

      Cobar, NSW Open Cut Mine

      March 29, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 25 °C

      On the way out of Cobar driving south we decidsd to take a short detour to the lookout. It was a fairly easy drive up a bit of a hill.

      At the top we parked the car and walked up a little further to a viewing platform. It was completely fenced and fully enclosed by wire mesh.

      We soon found out why. This structure was perched right on the very edge of the huge open cut pit. Around a hundred or so meters sheer drop to the bottom. It offered an unbeatable view of the mine.

      Over the years many tunnels had been dug in the area in the search for copper ore. Eventually big mining companies dug a huge hole taking the copper rich ore away for processing. The old tunnels from the past can be seen in the faces of the huge open cut pit.

      Eventually the huge plug of ore was all mined out so the mine has followed the seam with a new underground shaft. We watched as a huge haul truck emerged from the drift tunnel. He stopped for a moment to tag out and began the long haul up to the top. The diesel engine growled and protested all the way.

      In a few minutes he had dumped his load of ore and ground his way back down. He tagged in and quickly disappeared down the tunnel.
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