Nyah Recreation Reserve – T, OR, F, W, BR, D, DP, DW, M. Big area behind the Harness club on the banks of the Murray. Also has a dump point Max stay 7 days.. This area runs along the banks of the Murray into the Nyah State Forest. Popular spot. Rating – 4.5
Day 35 & 36 – 12th to 13th May
We spent the last few days of our trip at Girraween National Park; strangely enough it was the coldest nights and mornings of our trip here. Hey this is Qld not supposed to be like that. Girraween can indeed get very cold. But it’s a very special place. We just relaxed and enjoyed the last … Continue reading Day 35 & 36 – 12th to 13th May
N – Red Bank Rest Area
Red Bank Rest Area – T, F, M, BR, D. Basically a pull off the road, 12E of Gunnedah. Lots of traffic, noisy. Can’t all be nice and it’s free. Rating -1.5
Day 34 – 11th May
Our first stop was The Dish at Parkes, checked out all the info, Chris found it particularly interesting. We stopped at Dubbo for lunch, before heading onto Gilgandra, stopped at a lovely park with lovely autumn leaves at Coonabarabran for afternoon smoothie. Took some photos of the park before moving on through Gunnedah we have … Continue reading Day 34 – 11th May
N – Forbes Rest Area
Forbes Rest Area – B, OR, F, M, W, BR, D, DW. Large grassy area next to a creek. A walking tracking follows the creek down to a lake. We have stayed here several times and always found this area to be quite, however we were warned by some locals last time we were, there … Continue reading N – Forbes Rest Area
Day 33 – 10th May
Happy Mother’s Day to one and all, Chris made me pancakes for breakfast before we had to quickly get ourselves packed up and ready to move out of the van park and on our way. Today was mostly driving, a few things we did notice on our travels and it wasn’t that far heading north … Continue reading Day 33 – 10th May
Day 32 – 9th May
We have had a huge day, we were up early, had brekkie and then went down to the Old Port to try and get some better lighting, nope still not good, the sun was not up high enough to light up the wharf, we decided to give it another go just before the tour of … Continue reading Day 32 – 9th May
Day 31 – 8th May
We arrived in Echuca just before 10am and checked into the Echuca Caravan Park which is within walking distance of the Old Port area, as long as it’s not too cold to walk. The park is the closest to town and is on the Murray but there is a levy bank so we can’t see … Continue reading Day 31 – 8th May
Day 30 – 7th May
We drove into Swan Hill today and had a walk around the streets checking out the town, quite nice down by the river. There was a chilly breeze blowing in Swan Hill, so it was quite cool walking around. We had another leak on the T piece between the tanks and we were sucking in … Continue reading Day 30 – 7th May
Day 29 – 6th May
I’m writing this on the bank of the Murray sitting in front of a fire, nice, about 28km from Swan Hill. We have slowly made our way towards Swan Hill checking out a few camp areas along the way. One we checked out near Boundary Bend was a bit difficult to get into 5km up … Continue reading Day 29 – 6th May