Gum Bend Lake was a lovely spot to camp and we took a drink up to admire the sunset over the lake, and chatted to another couple who’ve been on the road quite a while!
Condobolin is a nice little town and we strolled around the shops and dropped a bit of money at the supermarket and Mitre 10 shops! The men were most impressed with the Ute display which is a bit of an attraction for the town.
When I saw Rabbit Trap Hotel on the map, I just had to make that a destination, because in my younger days, I was an ardent rabbit trapper and carted my rabbits to the rabbito in a hession bag on the school bus! Gee that makes me sound like I am very old (probably true 🤔)
This hotel is in the little town of Albert (which must have a population of about 8!) and we are camped at the back of a collection of accommodation dongas. Not the most picturesque spot but quite adequate and we enjoyed some fellowship in the pub plus a hearty meal. We have been surprised at how many were at the pub - these iconic hotels are often very busy. We just got to the pub for a drink when a thunderstorm hit and things were certainly wet! Out came the rubber boots again!
Whilst at Albert, we had a journey to the centre of NSW! We wondered how this location was determined and one method was to cut out a map of NSW and balance it on a pencil! Unfortunately someone has taken the plaque so only the stone cairn is there to mark the spot. We drove through Tottenham and admired the art murals on the Mens Shed.
We detoured to see the Bogan river which is in minor flood - they’ve had big rains here in recent days. The vegetation and farm land is looking very healthy although some paddocks are still water logged!
We are now camped right on the same Bogan River in Nyngan and Dennis has his line in, hoping to snag a fish for dinner! We’ve caught up on washing and are enjoying beautiful sunshine - and dry conditions. Unfortunately, it looks like there’s another rain system approaching so we’ll have to plan carefully to avoid road closures and wet feet! Tomorrow we are looking forward to visiting a boardwalk on the Macquarie Marshes - evidently it’s a perfect time to visit it - last time we were in this area things were pretty dry.
We sign off from this lovely spot at Nyngan - even though it’s a very tranquil site, it’s just as well we have the big white hunter to save us from crocodiles! It’s funny to realise that we’ve been away 2 weeks and are really only about 750 kms from home!!We are however, enjoying this meandering trip rather than rushing to a destination. We trust all is well with everyone,
Love from Marg & Darryl, Dennis & Tops ❌❌
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