Overnight at Ponto Falls was rather cool and we awoke to a rather heavy overcast day so it was decided that we would move on again to try and get away from the chilly weather. Our first stop was not too far up the road only 50 klms to the Taronga Western Plains Zoo Although we have previously been to Dubbo a few times we had never been to the zoo which is an open range zoo, that has a 6 klm circuit that you can either walk, ride or drive around. As we wanted to travel further north after visiting the zoo we elected to drive around but we were still there for two and half hours, someone kept getting fascinated with the animals especially the Siamang Apes. There was this little guy who was like a naughty child you could see that the older Apes were wanting him/her to cross the moat onto an island, the naughty litter guy would tease them going so far then returning to do his own thing back on the bank of the compound.
We unhitched the caravan and left it in the car park while we did the circuit at the zoo, after hitching back up we were on the road again heading to Gulargambone. Gulargambone is a small town on the way to Coonamble it has a population of around 500 people 60% are indigenous, it has a good community spirit all keen to see the town thrive. We stayed at the Gulargambone Caravan Park last year and we were keen to return and give Dave & Bernadette our support, they are great hosts putting on a happy hour every evening at 4pm, there is always something to eat that has been cooked outdoors whether its damper, soup, wood fired pizza's or camp oven roast. The camp fire is a great gathering point as all the campers come along and sit around sometimes for hours havin' a chat! Word of mouth is working really well for Dave and Bernadette as business has certainly increased in the 18 months that they have been here, and they encourage all their guest to spend some money in the town to help keep it going. Also the another good thing about the park the daily fee is still only $20 for a powered site. We had booked in for two nights when we arrived, we have already been here for three and depending on the weather we may stay longer, as rain has been forecast for Central Western NSW and it's not enjoyable towing when it's wet.
Today the local ladies hosted a Biggest Morning Tea in the Main St, is was great to see all the people who were staying in the park go along and support the fundraiser. We were all made feel very welcome, think we must have had a sign on our forehead as they would ask are you staying in the caravan park?
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| Mouth wash anyone? |
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| A visit to the Dentist! |
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| Naughty |
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| Gulargambone Happy Hour |
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| Fire Pit -enjoying the Happy Hour or Hours |
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| Caravan Park residents |
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| Biggest Morning Tea Gulargambone |
