We left a lovely hot sunny Gold Coast early Monday morning to start our journey south, we headed West travelling through the Cunningham Gap to Warwick then onto Goondiwindi. Just before Goondiwindi we could see the weather changing and it wasn't long before we were travelling in the rain and the temperature was dropping. We were heading to Moree a 500klm day to stay the night to catch up with Carlene and Rex who had left the G C the day before. On the way we received a call from Faye and Alan whom we had stayed with in Queanbeyan that they were heading north and would be in Moree Tuesday night, so we did a few quick calculations and decided we could stay two nights in Moree. Once again we were able to enjoy the artesian hot spa's as the caravan park has five pools, all kept at different temperatures, the coldest being 25 degrees and the hottest 39 degrees. We had a thunderstorm Tuesday night with lightening and heavy rain, we had walked to the nearest Tavern for a meal $7 for a 250gm steak with salad & chips if you bought a drink. Lucky for us the storm had passed over by the time we needed to walk back to park.
Wednesday we left Moree around 8am for another big day of klms around 580, had to make up time for the extra night spent in Moree. We arrived at Forbes just before 4pm and set up camp beside the river.
This morning we left Forbes around 8.45am for the next leg to Rutherglen, only 435klms today. We detoured into Junee to visit the Chocolate & Licorice Factory and to buy a supply of goodies. As it was nearly lunchtime we decided to have an early lunch at the Factory then it was back on the road arriving at Rutherglen by 3pm. We have a lovely spot opposite Lake King, it was very pleasant sitting in the late afternoon sun watching the bird life on the lake and the sun setting.
Climbing Cunnigham Gap & roadworks
Hanging out with the Big Boy's
Enjoying the cheap $7 steak at Moree
Chocolate & Licorice Factory Junee
Lake King Rutherglen Caravan Park
They are bigger than you, Bazza!
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