Day 135 New England National Park Saturday 20th October 2012

Hi Folks,

A warm day here today must have been in around the 30 degree mark or more. Certainly the warmest day we have had this time out. If I remember and we have internet tomorrow I will check and see.

Susan and Shunyam disappeared at 730 to the Bellingen market to buy greens from the produce stalls. I pottered away mainly fiddling with the solar panels. I thought I had broken one but was mistaken. In a small piece of good fortune the regulator that I had glued onto one parted company with its base so I can now use it in a more flexible manner.

Crimson Rosellas feeding on grass seeds at dusk

 

After we packed and showered we said our goodbyes to Shuny. We will return here although sooner than intended since we left our container of teas behind.  We departed Bundagen around 1:30 and drove down to Toormina to shop. It was a bit out of the way but they have the big two supermarkets plus lots of easy parking unlike Bellingen. After shopping it was south through Bellingen pausing for hot drinks which was a bit bizarre considering the temperature. We continued on up the windy road to Dorrigo and thence to our free camp for the next three nights on the Little Styx River just outside the New England National Park. By the time we had set up the camper we were sitting down for tea at 8:50. There are about 7 other camping groups here so there might be some socialising. The dishes await us in the morning. I should have plenty of time to attend to things here since there is no internet or mobile coverage.  There are a couple of big fires burning not a million miles away which we will try to keep tabs on. No concerns at this stage but it is supposed to be windy again tomorrow afternoon.

Night folks

Simon