Finally on the Road

Well, it was a struggle, but we finally hit the road on Tuesday 10th May around midday.
Having set 10 am as the off we kept finding additional things to do and take it's amazing how much organisation it takes.
First overnight stop Mudgee, after the traditional beverage at Marrangaroo (it's a long story!!).
We awoke to a minus 8 morning at Mudgee.
Next overnight stop Nyngan on the lovely Bogan river then on to Bourke.

Bourke has improved since my last visit about 10 years ago, but our indigenous brothers and sisters must still play up from time to time (well some of them) because all the shops and commercial buildings have roll down metal screens or shutters to protect the shopfronts, makes the whole place a little sad looking really. We stayed in Bourke for three nights and did a lot of exploring along the Darling River and some bird watching along the Weilmoringle Road - finally tracked down some Major Mitchell cockatoos and got up close to some red tail black cockatoos, well worth the effort.
The Bourke show was on Saturday 14/5 not bad, a little smaller than I expected but good to see the community support keeps it going.

On to Cunnamulla just overnight, and now we are in Charleville for another quick look and then just overnight