Heading Off
April 5 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Well, all setup and ready to roll. First stop McDonalds for a late breakfast and then on to Tenterfield for our first stop.
Day 1
April 5 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Hitting the road again is great, and the sense of being free starts to warm up.
Headed straight through to Tenterfield our first day and taking it easy.
Day 2 Uralla
April 6 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Uralla NSW
April 6 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Amazing little town on the way to Tamworth. Its wonderful still travelling through these little towns that aren’t bypassed by the motorways . These towns survive on tourism and if we bypass themRead more
Gorgeous town of URALLA
April 6 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
This great little country town is thriving with tourism as it has not been bypassed by any motorways. Being off the main beaten path it is unlikely to be bypassed at any time in the future. It is aRead more
Country Music Hall of Fame
April 9 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
For those interested in country music, this is the place to come and visit and see the history of all our famous Australian country music performers.
And if you're into guitars there are literallyRead more
Best Burgers EVER
April 10 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Well, we have had burgers all over the world and especially many American style burgers, but these were the best burgers we’ve ever had, in the middle of Tamworth, of all places, and only $15. Wow.
The Black Stump
April 11 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Here we are at the Black Stump, (one of many claiming to be the original) but we'll accept this one seeing as we're here. Just outside the township of Coolah NSW.
2 Mile Creek Roadside Stop
Apr 11–12 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Sometimes you just want to get where your going, these roadside stops can be really handy but you will get some heavy trucks coming during the night and doing their stops as well, but all in allRead more
Corryong
April 12 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After Tamworth we nearly decided to change our trip altogether and just head west to the outback, but after a few thoughts it was Nah, lets just get there, and so we did, and glad we did. The rodeoRead more
Rodeo’s Highlights
April 12 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We arrived in time to see stage two of the rodeo and all the finals events. These are really good to watch as some of these videos will show you maybe even a good slow-mo one here.
Our 7 Day Pass
April 13 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Well here is a picture of our windscreen stick on seven day pass that we got a whole one day out of, but who cares? It’s all the fun.
Man from Snowy Festival
April 13 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We finally got here on Saturday morning and left Sunday as everyone was starting to pack up and leave. Decided to get a one day head start on part 2 of our trip and headed off towards Wagga
Wagga Wagga Free Camp
April 13 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We have started to get a little bit more adventurous and try out some of the free campsites and to a surprise they are really good most of them. This one was right in the heart of Wagga Wagga by theRead more
$15 Campground
April 14 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Ariah Park, Well this one was an amazing little find $15 a night Showgrounds camping with full shower and toilet facilities amazing. Then just around the corner the Bowls Club because the pub is onlyRead more
Ariah Park Bowls Club
April 14 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A nice short 10 ends to cap off a short drive day to this little gem of a town, population 500. Really nice green at the bowls club, now time for some refreshment and a feed.
Dinner at the Bowlsy
April 14 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Even the Pub is shut Monday & Tuesday so the only place for a meal or drinks is the Bowls Club, open 7 days a week. So most of the town is in tonight.
Lovely Ariah Park.
April 14 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
What a lovely town. So pretty, well kept and clean. Lovely locals.
Leaving Ariah Park
April 15 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Really quaint little town that has hung on to its outback heritage. All the shops still with verandas and some with hitching posts & rails. Many of the original shops rang gasoline bowsers out theRead more
Bogan Gate
April 15 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Hit the town of Bogan Gate one day early. We were going to stay out the back of the pub but being a day early it was closed. Continued on toward Condobolin.
Condobolin
April 15 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Passing through the town of Condobolin was pretty much like any other western country town. Old architecture and nothing much new, which is a positive. Took a rest break here and continued on to ourRead more
Amazing Road
Apr 15–16 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
This was out of the blue. These roads out here are atrocious, lacking any maintenance other than blobs of asphalt dumped in holes.
We took a detour off the main highway cutting across from CondobolinRead more
The Royal at Mt Hope
April 15 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Finally hit the Royal Hotel at Mount Hope which is about the only thing in the area. This area used to be a big mining town and then over the years as mining died it moved into agriculture and all theRead more
Goats, Goats, everywhere
April 15 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
The goats out here are incredible, literally thousands of them, all wild.
The publican at the Mt Hope pub told us an interesting little story about all the goats. Apparently there are many millionsRead more
Just Made It
Apr 16–18 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Well this was a very interesting journey this morning. We filled up at Forbes and then had forgotten to fill up again at Condobolin on our way to Mount Hope so at Mount Hope the computer gauge says weRead more
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