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- Day 30
- Friday, August 9, 2024
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 537 m
AustraliaMolong33°6’24” S 148°52’56” E
Half Moon Station to Home

Half Moon Station is a large cattle property belonging to a friend located near Tenterfield in the Great Dividing Range, Think of the Lost World meets Jurassic Park and you have an idea of where we are. Some time ago, our horses were sent to a family friend on Half Moon Station for breeding. It’s wild, it’s mountainous, it’s remote and it is breathtakingly beautiful and rugged. The drive in is quite bizarre and moves from scrubby gum forest on a deeply winding road, to lush tall tree ferns and rainforest gullies. It was such a pleasure to have all horses including a new foal ( Billie) run to meet us. We spent the day touring the station , admiring the view and sharing the best afternoon tea surrounded by all horses.
From Half Moon we decided to continue on the direct mountain road for the (very long) 80 kms to Tenterfield. What a spectacular drive it was. Winding its way along the stunning Rocky River and majestic gums (which sadly are being choked to death by an invasive fast growing vine).
On our last night we stopped at the Old Bank Bed and Breakfast in Glen Innes. Getting out of the car, we instantly felt the cold change in temperature and thankfully we had a delicious fire going to greet us. Perfect place to stay.
The final day's drive from Glen Innes to Molong was spent finishing our latest book (we read 4 books during the trip) on early exploration of Australia. It was such a pleasure to read to Andrew and share in the stories of our history. As we neared home, we saw the lush green hills and paddocks of the surrounding countryside as there had been 60mm of rain during our absence which has had good effect despite the very low temperatures.
We have had an absolutely amazing adventure traversing this gorgeous continent of ours. We’ve met some great characters, we swam in spectacular gorges, slept under vast skies watching the stars and the moon shine over us, explored dirt tracks, spotted wildlifes, visited some gorgeous historic pubs, drank too much, ate too much, read, drove and loved it so much we are already planning our next trip!
Find Penguins has been a great way to share our adventures and importantly record and remember our trip. If you have followed us, thank you. It’s been a pleasure. For now we are home. Farm looking green and lush. Cattle looking fat and happy.
Our thanks to Belinda & Tim for looking after the place while we were away.
The old 2012 diesel Navara farm ute did the 15,000km (9,000km on dirt) without missing a beat. She set the pace on all surfaces and overtook 1000's of caravans, Toyotas and RAMs with style! She received some basic maintenance (brakes, belts, fluids, new rear springs, new front hubs) before we left as well as 4 air filters and an oil change in the Repco carpark at Darwin. She carried a 750kg load and consumed less than 10.5L per 100km all the way.
This is Red Rover over and out until next time ...Read more
TravelerBeen fun following. Well written and magnificent photos
TravelerWow great fuel economy. You might travel light but thanks for dragging us along every step of the way. I’ve enjoyed your story telling and the descriptions brought the adventure to life for me. Some ‘must do’ places for sure. Another must do is a visit to see you guys at Molong.
TravelerLoved following your adventure 😊