Log 11-03 Narrabri
We drove to Narrabri for our next stop, about 120 k’s. We were both surprised at how large the town was with everything the Central Coast has to offer, even the big “M” & subway. Parking Wherarwee at a convenient spot we walked the length of the main street, checking out the shops & businesses. We noticed that there were no fresh food shops & were puzzled by this, but as we got to the end of the shopping center there they all were, the butcher, the baker etc., even Woolworths. We picked a caravan park on the side of the Namoi River, but when we went to select a spot there were none with river views. The park was clean & neat & the owner very friendly, he had put up a notice board with things to see & do which was great as it was impossible to catch him at the office. No photos.
Next stop Wee Waa.
Log12-03
Wee Waa was only about 46 k’s away but when we got there we wanted to see the remarkable architecture of the houses, no photos as we would have to show hundreds. People here must have pride in their homes as they are mostly in beautiful condition, we drove around town just gawking at them. We then went to check out the local museum, uh, oh, local hospitality got us again. As soon as we walked in he door we were offered a cup of tea, then ensued a lengthy discussion on the history of the town, cotton growers in the area, a & how the museum was set out. We then looked through the artifacts on show there, when we got to the cotton growing section a fellow asked us if we had any questions, no was our reply. Well said he, let me show you how cotton is grown …… after 2 hours we left the museum with, not only a much greater appreciation of cotton growing, but where was the best place to have lunch. We then di d a bit of shopping and decided to stay the night. Liz picked out a great place on the banks of the Namoi River. The weather has, for the last 4 days, been in the high 20’s during the day & stayed in the mid 20’s for much of the night with NO breeze whatsoever. Sleeping has been hard, to say the least, and this day was no different.
Tomorrow on to Walgett.
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| Imperial Hotel & main street, WeeWaa |
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| Looking back along the river from our camp |
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| Bridge over the lagoon the river fed into |
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| Looking back along the river towards our camp near the bridge |
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| Our free camp site |
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