We headed out of Bourke around 9:30 on Monday morning after ringing the guy from the council to find out if the road to Wanaaring was open. He advised us that indeed it was, but you need to take a detour by turning left at the Fords Bridge Pub. This will add about 30 kms to your trip. We had … Continue reading – Photos and more
Thursday the 29th May saw us have a fantastic drive over The Great Divide, choosing to head through Richmond and onto Lithgow instead of the main western highway. A very heavy drag up very steep roads. We decided to use Lithgow as a spot to stock up with some supplies and have some lunch. Sensational light lunch and coffee in … Continue reading – Photos and more
After a fairly limited tour in 2012 when we did “The River Run” and an almost non existant tour last year (house renovations getting in the way) we are off this year for 5 to 6 months.
The plan is once again of “The journey is the destination”, and while some readers will be aware of where we intend to … Continue reading – Photos and more
The Gunbower creek flows from Torrumbarry, where it leaves the Murray River, to Koondrook in Northern VIC, where it rejoins the Murray River.
During the irrigation months (August to May) it is kept full and navigable by a series of weirs.
A good friend of ours (Geoff) who grew up in the area (Cohuna to be precise) has for many … Continue reading – Photos and more
After leaving Cordoba it was difficult to believe that our senses could continue to be stimulated to the degree that they had been for the last few days. Boy were we in for a shock.
The drive to Toledo was uneventful other than the cargo in a ute in front of us on the freeway came adrift and landed fair … Continue reading – Photos and more