After leaving Al and Dave we headed further west towards Cunnamulla, stopping on the way for the night at the little town of Bollon that had a free campsite beside a river. Of all the towns and roads in QLD it was quite a coincidence that Baz’s cousin Helen just happened to also be making Bollon their destination. They left Cooloola Cove that morning and travelled about 700 klms to make it to Bollon for happy hour, It was great catching up with them.
Our next stop was Cunnamulla our farthest town west that we would visit before heading in a southerly direction on our way home. We stopped at the Riverside Tourist Park a little way out of the town. Judy has done s marvellous job of creating this space with private drive through sites seperated by gardens. Speaking with her about how the drought has been effecting the town and surrounds she was so thankful to the tourist that keep coming to the town and spending money as it’s helping to keep the town going. Many property owners have sold all their stock and are struggling in the dry parched drought conditions.
The roadside between Cunnamulla and Bourke was littered with roadkill, it is really quiet depressing to see so much carnage. We stayed at the Kidman Camp in Bourke for two nights, while we were there we went to the Outback Show. Paul was very informative on the jobs of Jackaroos and Jillaroos and a lot of his show centred around the training of their horses and dogs it was well worth attending.
Leaving Bourke our next overnight stop was Cobar, where we stayed behind the Cobar RSL. There were a dozen vans there overnight they just ask that you spend a little money at the RSL for the privilege of staying there.
Moving on from Cobar our next stop was Hay, we also stayed alongside the RSL at a freebie. Probably ends up costing more than a caravan park when you buy a meal and drinks.
Finally we made Cobram booking in for our last two nights on the road. We stayed at the Willows Caravan Park which has new owners since our last visit, still a lovely little park although it was much busier this time as it was a Victorian long weekend for the AFL Grand Final. We caught up with our friends Bridget and Don enjoying a lovely meal at the Barooga Hotel, a courtesy bus picked us up from the caravan park taking us back over the border into NSW to the hotel.
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| Happy Hour with Helen and Bill at Bollon |
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| Cunnumulla Fella |
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| Dry Outback |
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| Outback Show |
