Day 3

After our last update on Day 2 at Narrabri we continued south  enjoying the good weather conditions compared to day one. We cruised our way south to Coonabarabran then onto Gilgandra where we were welcomed by an old friend I had known for years when I lived in Dubbo.

I hadn’t seen Maree for almost 12 years, so it was great to have a few hours to catch up on all that has happened in that time. We then headed onto Dubbo to stay the night with Steve and Jade. While we were there we took the opportunity to take a drive out to the old place I had built on the 25 acre block I once owned.  I was amazed at how the trees in the area had grown, and was happy to see that the old house was still looking good!

After that we returned to Dubbo and settled in for a great night with Steve and Jade and their two kids. It’s funny how young kids are shy at first, but soon come out of their shell. By the end of the evening young Lila wanted me to read her a bedtime story and tuck her in to bed. It was funny how it reminded me of when my kids that age, and how fleeting that time can be as kids grow up so fast. It was a lot of fun to relive those times again, even if for just that night.

Today we left Dubbo heading for Cowra. It was an easy day today and we rode along a quiet little back road from Dubbo to Molong that takes in the quaint little villages of Yoeval and Cumnock. Because we had lots of time up our sleeve today we poked along at a leisurely 80kph most of the way as there was hardly any other traffic on these roads

The countryside just continued to get better as we headed further south. The rain had transformed the countryside into paradise. In all my years of traveling this area I haven’t seen it looking this good before.

We eventually came out onto the Mitchell hwy at Molong and enjoyed a great coffee at the local pie shop. The guy that owned the shop was also a motorcycle enthusiast, and had one of the better collections of model motorcycles I’ve seen on display in his shop.

After coffee we continued onto Cudal, Canowindra and finally Cowra where we are staying tonight. We spent an hour strolling around the JapaneseGardens just on the outskirts of Cowra. These gardens are worth seeing if your ever passing through and are really spectacular.

We setup camp for the night at the Cowra Caravan Park which is right on the river and close to the heart of Cowra so we can walk to dinner. After a refreshing shower we wandered up to town and had dinner at the Chinese resturant that was recommended by the guy that ran the caravan park.

Overnight it was chilly in the tent, and the condensation managed to get through in a few places, so we are drying some gear out this morning in the sun while we have breakfast. It's another clear day here and our plan is to head for Tumut via Boroowa, Harden and Gundagai.

Regards

Barry and Marissa