Temp: 4-23 degC
Drive: 419km; total towed: 3910km
Ride/walk: 8km
It was quite fresh this morning (not the freshest though) however it didn’t seem to be cold. The sky was beautifully clear.
Mark was still in bed when we left but Sue came out to say goodbye and waved us off. It was lovely to catch up with them on our different tours. We were on the road about 7:30am heading straight
for the refuelling point; we’d had our coffee so it was only fair to give the
truck a drink as well.
Off to Cunnamulla today and the road from Cobar to Bourke
was one of the best we’ve driven on this trip and we made good time. There is a
lot of water everywhere which may explain the minor flood warnings for many of
the rivers in the region eg. Warrego. The land was very flat and largely dry
with many trees still trying desperately to cling to life. You can tell which
paddocks have goats or other livestock; the lower reaches of the trees have
been eaten to the same height. Despite the water lying about after the recent
rain it has certainly not broken the drought; the green shoots everywhere would
certainly be welcome by the farmers.
Stopped in Bourke for breakfast next to the Memorial Park
and Bowls Club. The road out of Bourke
was decidedly bumpy but it did improve slightly. The road was really good in places and not so good in others. About 100km out of Cunnamulla the quantity of water on the side of the road and in the paddocks increased significantly. Let's hope this is a good sign and a good season for the farmers.
We arrived in Cunnamulla at the Cunnamulla Tourist Park (yes a caravan park) just after 1pm, set up, had lunch and went for a ride. It was not a terribly long ride however we did see most of what there is to see in Cunnamulla.
It was quite odd being in a caravan park again and having access to power and water. Wendy kept waiting for the pump to kick in when using the tap and went to boil the water on the stove instead of the electric kettle. Amazing how you adapt to your surroundings. It does give us an opportunity to really charge everything up to full volume again.
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| The morning sky in Cobar |
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| Mornos stop in Bourke |
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| Some of the scenery today |
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| The water beside the road |
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| Yay! |
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| Have been to 5, by the end of our total trip we will have been to another 6 |
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| On a shop wall in Cunnamulla |
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| A nice looking pub in Cunnamulla |
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| Kangaroos in the main street of Cunnamulla; they reckon there are more kangaroos in Cunnamulla that people |
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| A couple of Brolgas |
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| And Emu and his/her chicks |
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| Memorial Fountain in Cunnamulla; it was stunningly white |
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| Memorial Fountain |
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| Cunnamulla Fella bronze statue |
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| Cunnamulla Post Office |
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| Warrego River a little bit full |
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| Railway Station - front |
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| back |
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| 3 of those kangaroos |
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| This is the lawn out the front of the Railway Station - littered with kangaroo poo |
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| Water tower art; hard to capture as it has faded a bit - all about football/rugby |
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| Cunnamulla Tourist Park, site #5 |
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