We enjoyed a coffee in downtown Armidale before setting off north east, towards the coast, along Waterfall Way. The temperature was a very mild 20 degrees. Wallmumbi on Waterfall Way was home to the poet, Judith Wright’s family and she captures the landscape in the poem, South of my Days, the first few lines quoted … More Road trip final leg, Day 5-6 – Armidale to Byron via Yamba
Bidding farewell to the relatives, we headed north east in the direction of Gulgong. Gulgong’s name is derived from the Wiradjuri language meaning ‘deep waterhole’. The town was settled in the 1860’s as part of the gold rush but was known as a ‘poor man’s digging’ site. Much of the original 19th century character remains … More Road trip from Wellington – Day 4 Gulgong to Armidale
Australia Day celebrations passed us by as we set off south from Narrabri in the direction of Coonabarabran. Outside this lovely country town is the Siding Springs observatory at the entrance to the Warrumbungle National Park. Siding Springs was chosen as the best place in the Southern Hemisphere to view the southern skies and houses … More Road trip to Wellington – Day 2 and 3
A road trip to the Central West of NSW in January requires fortitude. Our destination – Wellington, near Dubbo – averaged temperatures of 40+ degrees Celsius in the week before our departure. We set off from the coastal breeze of northern NSW, where the humidity was 89%, even though the temperatures were in the low … More Road trip to Central West NSW – Day 1
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