Macquarie Marshes and more.

Nyngan is in the Bogan Shire and situated on the Bogan River, so a giant Bogan statue has become an icon of the town, as is the helicopter which is like those that helped evacuate the town in 1990 when the River breached its levees and flooded the town. 

Dennis did catch a fish at Nyngan even if it wasn’t what he wanted to catch! 

We booked a visit to the Burrima Boardwalk in the Macquarie Marshes and I unknowingly picked a route to there which included all the outback road things I love - dust, mud, wildlife, cattle and dirt tracks! Don’t know if it was appreciated by Dennis who’d just washed his car! 

We’ve actually seen so many emus - must have been a top breeding season for them. There is also so much water around - especially as we approached the marshes. The boardwalk is set on private land and meanders just above the water level for about 2 kms. We did notice an abundance of reeds and water weeds and not as much bird life as we saw along the roadside. It was however, a very pleasant walk and is very well done. We were surprised to see a snake sunning himself on the road - and Dennis spied one near the toilets. We thought it was too cold for snakes now.

From this boardwalk, we drove onto a little town called Carinda, known for the fact that David Bowie filmed his ‘Let’s Dance’ video clip in the rustic hotel. We have visited the hotel previously so didn’t this time - but enjoyed a night camped there, watching the sunset and enjoying our fire. 

From there we travelled through Walgett, past Lightning Ridge to this quaint town Goodooga. It’s known for its therapeutic artesian pool, so we’ve had a dip and feel rejuvenated 😜. It is an amazing 40 degrees straight from the artesian basin! A lovely Mother’s Day treat! Unfortunately though, the local Post Office, which sells takeaway foods, is not open today so poor Tops is having to cook our curried prawn pasta dish 😋. Thanks Tops. 

We are not far from the Queensland border and tomorrow cross at Hebel and head to St George where we’ll sit out the wet weather - which hopefully is short and sharp and not as bad as predicted! We trust all mums had a lovely day- it’s my first one without my dear mum so we’ve been thinking of her today ❤️. 

Till the next blog, love from the Brays & Greenwoods ❌❌