Rain was coming in patches, so we timed it to pack up in-between. There was an amazing sunrise and some beautiful mist rising off the river.
We left a bit after 0800hrs. It will be only tar driving now. An interesting tidbit is that we drove on dirt all the way from the Stuart Highway to Bourke!
I really like Brewarrina. We stopped at our usual little 'Muddy Waters Cafe' for coffees, hot chocolate and a milkshake. The cafe has beautiful timber floors and is decorated with old museum pieces. We decided to give the fish traps a miss this year.
The army drove by and waved to us. Our car looks as if it belongs in their convoy.
I just remembered that we have nibbles and happy hour this afternoon at 1630hrs with our hosts at the farm stay. So, we had a toilet break and bought some alcohol at Walgett.
The guy in the bottlo wanted to know where the rain was. He said they'd had more than enough in the last four years. The rain hit right as we were leaving Walgett.
There must have already been plenty, as water laying everywhere along the side of the road.
I'm so glad we changed to cabins tonight, as the camping area was like a swamp at Gulargambone. It's a cute little town on the Castlereagh River.
David and Bernadette were as lovely as Wikicamp's reviewers say. Siân spotted some wine called 'Galah Piss' that she bought for her parents.
After moving into our units, everyone piled into our unit to have lunch, before going our separate ways for showers and rest until happy hour.
There was a whole crowd already sitting around the group fire when we arrived. They were all grey nomads and for some, it was their 5th time here.
Thankfully the rain disappeared for the evening. They all knew of our booking and were waiting to see us put up our tents on the flooded grounds. Too funny! They were disappointed we had moved to the cabins. They were all in either vans or motorhomes. David says he would have let the kids set up their swags in the camp kitchen. The communal kitchen/lounge area is very cozy and homey with a lot of Australiana touches.
Jordan, Siân and I went to the paddock behind it to see the animals and we were invited in to feed and pat them. There were alpacas, goats, sheep, geese and chickens. Col and Jack weren't too interested in that.
Col and I hit it off with Alan and Anne and had a wonderful night chatting. They are from Shoal Bay. A very entertaining night and a fun party to finish off our trip. The kids didn't hold back on their celebrations either.
'Sparra' a local farmer was there with an emu egg from his property. I loved it so much that he let me keep it.
Despite being in a bed, I barely slept. I had another nightmare that I was at work, then another one that I had just given birth and was trying to clamp the cord! Crazy stuff!
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