On the road to Brisbane.........

We left Lake Cargelligoe and drove towards Condobolin where we stopped 30 km out of town to have a look at Utes in the Paddock.

This is a paddock with a row of Utes all painted and decorated in various ways.  I loved the old FX Holden as the Coat of Arms and the Bottle of Bundy called 'Clancy Stops the Overflow'.

Later that afternoon we stopped at Parkes to see the Satellite Dish there.  Of course we all know this iconic dish from that little Aussie movie 'The Dish' but one of it's other claims to fame is the part it played in the historic moon landing when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.  It was a very interesting place to visit.

We drove on a little further and stopped for the night at a place called Bogan Weir just out of Peak Hill.  A lovely place to camp but with an overnight low of 0 degrees we were glad the diesel heater worked beautifully and kept us warm and toasty.

Continuing on the next day we stopped at Gilgandra to have a look at the Coo-ee Heritage Centre and the Rural Museum.  Both interesting places to look around.

Still moving we drove on to Narrabri where we stayed overnight at the Showgrounds.  We have passed so many places that we would love to have a better look around so we will definitely be up this way again.

The next morning we kept on driving and were soon crossing the Macintyre River into Goondiwindi  Qld.  Here we stopped and had lunch beside a lovely little park before walking around to have a look at the Gunsynd Memorial.  Who can forget the year 'The Goondiwindi Grey' was named 'Australian Champion Racehorse in 1972'!  Well I remember the song anyway!

Our next stop was to camp for the night at Karana behind the pub there.  Another great little free camp for the cost of a drink.

We made our way to Brisbane the next day and spent the night with Sherree and Kylie in Upper Mount Gravatt.  Sherree used to work with Bill and very kindly offered us a bed and a verge to park the van on during our unplanned trip to Brisbane.  We had a fabulous night with them enjoying a yummy roast chicken dinner and a few glasses of red.  Thanks so much for your hospitality.

The next morning we made our way to the factory and a few hours later were on our way all fixed.  It turned out to be a fairly simple fix.  So I'll leave you here with this rather coy looking Galah from Lake Cargelligoe as we make our way out of the 'big smoke' once again.

And so now we can restart our adventure and hopefully begin to find some warmer weather.

Until next time........