We opted to do a local town tour, there are a couple to choose from, we choose Outback Opal Tours. The tour starts off with the friendly bus driver in our case Nat picking us up from the caravan park. There was only one other couple on the tour also from our park. Visit the … Continue reading Outback Opal Tours
Chambers of the Black Hand
Wow just wow, soooo awesome, mind blowing, every corner you turn, every sandstone wall was one carving after another. The only difficulty we had is the lighting wasn't the best for clear steady photography shots. And we have soooo many photos these are just a few and loads of video still to process. First a … Continue reading Chambers of the Black Hand
Opal Caravan Park
We don't often do reviews on caravan parks mainly because we don't stay in them a lot. But the Opal Caravan Park to us was exceptional so worthy of a mention. One of the reasons we choose this park was they offered Doggy Daycare, with half or a full day. It can be difficult when travelling with … Continue reading Opal Caravan Park
Lightning Ridge
After our peaceful night at Barney's Beach we packed up and headed straight for Lightning Ridge. We are staying at the Opal Caravan Park and it would have to have the best and cleanest amenities we have seen in a caravan park. No shower curtain here, glass screens. The powered site area has gravel all … Continue reading Lightning Ridge
N- Lederville Rocky River Retreat
Lederville Rocky River Retreat - OR, D, W, $ - Carton of Corona 26km from Drake NSW. Drake is situation on the Bruxner HWY between Tenterfield and Casino in NSW. Tenterfield is 44km East of Drake. Turnoff is just outside of Drake along Long Gully Road. It’s 26km to Lederville Rocky River Retreat from the turnoff, the … Continue reading N- Lederville Rocky River Retreat
Rocky River
This year we broke our rule about not going away at Easter as we find most places to be pretty busy and packed. But with the week before Easter off it made it a 10 day break so we decided we would chance it. We were also staying put, no touring this time. Our destination … Continue reading Rocky River
Campsite keys and options
In the past we have listed what interest us, what needs we have, etc. As stated before we started this for our benefit but now we are finding many other travelers are also finding this information useful, which is great 🙂 We have had a number of people ask us to list whether a place allows … Continue reading Campsite keys and options
Evans Head
It's been over 25 yrs since we were last at Evans Head at an Easter camp. Things have certainly changed, we noticed several new buildings as we drove in, we are yet to walk around town. We have booked into the Silversands Holiday Park for 2 nights on an unpowered site $21.50 per night and … Continue reading Evans Head
N – Mann River Nature Reserve
Mann River Nature Reserve – T, F, OR, W. 131 km W of South Grafton or 47 km E of Glen Innes. 12 km down Old Grafton Road, down a steep hill, slippery when wet. Large grassy area on the banks of the Mann River. Some sites close to the river have been washed out due … Continue reading N – Mann River Nature Reserve
N – Hickey Falls
Hickey Falls – B, F, BR, D, M. Rest area 39km SW of Coonabarabran NSW. Off the lower side off the hwy, shady, close to hwy but you drive down into it, so reasonably private. Not a lot around these parts so not a bad stop. Very short walk to the falls. Rating – 3