Early morning fog lasted until lunchtime so we had a slow trip on the Gwyder Hwy. We had a short stop at Warialda where we were above the fog for a short time.
We had stopped opposite the attractive Warialda St Patrick’s Presbytery building and St Patrick’s Church.
Our next stop was at Inverell to give Bluey a pit stop, and for me to take photos. I have added this town as a place to stay next time we are in this area. My favourite building was the Bank of New South Wales from 1890 to 1963. It was used as Council Chambers until 1983, but is now privately owned and is not being well maintained.
In 1902 a fire in Otho St Inverell destroyed 15 mostly timber buildings containing 23 businesses. Many of the replacement buildings were constructed in the Art Deco style.
At Glen Innes the temperature was 9°C, but the apparent temperature was 0°C! The wind was so cold I left the critters in the warm car while I went to the Visitor Information Centre. We refuelled and continued our journey passing through the Gibralter Range National Park and the Washpool National Park.
We were stopped briefly at a roadworks traffic light. This roadworker had done his best to protect himself from the cold wind, using roadwork signs as a windbreak. He was still able to watch oncoming traffic.
Our overnight stop is the Mann River Caravan Park. The facilities are basic and we had to use chocks to level the Bushtracker, but the grassed areas are mostly free of prickles. We walked to the edge of the park to see the bridge and river. Bluey and Tilly rumbled together, and I walked them separately.
There is a track down to the river, but I didn’t venture past all of thse signs!
Anita was worried she would not be able to watch the Matildas match in this isolated location, but we have TV reception that sometimes breaks up, and good wifi to watch 10 play.
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