A long day on the road -covering a little over 800 km. plenty long enough for us. We had intended to share the driving, but in the end Trevor (who is always more comfortable at the wheel) did it all. We took regular breaks , had some good conversation and started listening to a book on CD too.
First stop was Lameroo, where we put the thermos to good use, having our first travel cuppa from the back of the car. Then we went and located a cache at the lake. Who knew that there was a lake at Lameroo?? After this little break we were on our way again.
We sucked up the km along the black top for another couple of hours, passing over the Vic border just past Pinnaroo, and stopping for lunch at the Ouyen bakery along with half the nation. Here we met up with Andrew Kennedy along with his young passengers Toby, Angus and Nick who were also partaking of the local produce and heading towards the orienteering at Wagga.
Chatting future plans, we crossed in to NSW at the old opening bridge between Piangil and Tooleybuc, and headed across the plains for Hay. Here we had the impression of small white flowers growing along the edge of the road. Open irrigation channels were also visible, and we realised that the white was water sucking cotton, which must have drifted over from the nearby crops and stuck on the roadside weeds. There are a number of roadside stops along this stretch, some with toilet facilities. None are exciting, but at least they give the opportunity it to break up the drive. We made use of one for another cuppa.
On the last leg of the trip we passed through Hay and on to Narrandera, where we had booked at an airbnb. Our very friendly and chatty hosts made us welcome and we heard a bit about their time living in Brazil and the workings of the local hospital(Carole is an RN).
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| Our home for the night |
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