It was a pleasant sunny Sunday for our drive to Bourke. As we had not unhooked the Bushtracker, packing up was simple. Importantly I had identified a coffee shop on the way out of town that opens on Sunday mornings.
The two lane Mitchell Hwy has a speed limit of 110kph, but it is not in a condition to justify that speed. We travelled at about 95 to 100kph. Three times vehicles overtook us so quickly they must have been doing 130 to 150kph.
There is water beside the road in several areas, topped by yesterday’s morning rain. We had a brief stop at Nevertire near the grain handling depot.
Our lunch stop was at Nyngan but we didn’t drive down the main street. Anita made fruit salad with yoghurt which was a much nicer and healthier lunch than any takeaway option that might have been available.
There was very little traffic on the 200km stretch of road from Nyngan to Bourke. We spotted a large dead pig, and two live emus taking their chances close to the road. Very few businesses operate along this remote highway, and those that do exist are basic such as the Mulga Creek Hotel.
In Bourke we went directly to our caravan park and set up. As we have been here a few times we saved exploring the town for tomorrow. Several of our Roadie friends had already settled in and more arrived later in the afternoon. By tomorrow we will have taken over the park.
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