Another fine morning as we woke this morning but soon the clouds rolled in. We only had a small shower or two not long after leaving Bathurst and the rest of the day was fine. It seemed like there had been a reasonable amount of rain in the last day, as there was a lot of water lying around in paddocks and beside the road. We went on the tourist drive instead of the main highway, going through Sofala, Mudgee, Gulgong, Coolah and Tambar Springs before arriving at Gunnedah.
It was 6 degrees this morning and stayed at around 10 degrees most of the trip, but by afternoon it reached 16 degrees for a short time. We didn't stop at any of the townships today so all the photos were taken as we were travelling. It was quite hilly at times and we got up to an elevation of 1100 meters. Those dark clouds on the hills looked very cold!
Then it cleared to become sunny.
We came across some drovers who were moving cattle and horses along one of the quieter roads. As we traveled along the road where the animals had been we had to dodge the patches of "fertilizer".
This brown on the left of the picture is ripe sorghum ready for harvest while the green is a new crop recently planted. The crops went for miles.
We didn't go into the township of Gulgong. I went there some years ago to a pottery expo. The historic main street is very narrow and curves around - from the old days of horse and cart. 2 cars can't pass in the main street, so I wasn't keen going there with the van on. It is a lovely old town with over 130 buildings with National Trust classification. Gulgong was also featured on the back of the original $10 note.
We are staying in Gunnedah tonight - it is the home of the largest population of Koalas in the world.
Tomorrow we are off to Uralla and will be staying with Gae and Graham ( my sister) on their sheep property for a couple of days.
That's all for now,
Till next time,
Cheerio and love from
Lesley and Peter.
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