Daybreak at Bluff Rock
Fog at Warrumbungles, then came rain!
Hi all,
Tonight’s blog comes to you from the Warrumbungle Holiday Park about 12 km west of Coonabarabran. Tea consisting of BBQ chicken and salads from Woolworths has been eaten along with a desert of Lindt chocolate balls.
Today started at the rest area adjacent Bluff Rock. Dew had settled on the swag and awning causing us to wait for the clouds to dissipate and the sun to shine before we rolled the swag. Nevertheless we were on the road at 830 and soon enjoying coffee in the pretty New England town of Glen Innes. We were joined by the local mounted police and Susan was amused that the burliest of them ordered a chai latte frappe.
We visited the tourist information centre and viewed the sapphire dealer’s wares. Some nice big pieces of sapphire jewellery for around $4000 with larger pieces unpriced. Apparently 50% of the world’s blue sapphires are produced in this area. We wandered on and the towns began to reel themselves off, Armidale, Tamworth, Gunnedah and finally Coonabarabran. Susan rang ahead to where we are currently camped to find out the tariff which was $17 as we felt the need for cheap showers.
As soon as we arrived thick black clouds rolled over and we sheltered while eating tea in a bbq area. Once the rain cleared we moved from the area we were going to camp as it had pools of water. There is no 3G coverage here so it will be an early night. We need these as we battle our colds. However we appear to be improving. We travelled about 500km today which is as much as we like to do in a day. Haven’t quite decided on the final route home but we have 150 or so km to think about that in the morning until we get to Dubbo.
Cheers Simon
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