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We were woken by the sound of rain on the van. There is a large window at the head of the bed. We never open this window because of its position, and because we have read these have a tendency to leak. An external protective screen is made from hard plastic which amplifies the soundContinue reading “Rain in Dubbo”

Our day started at the Village Bakery which has an extensive selection of breads, cakes and pastries. They even sliced our sourdough loaf. Breakfast and coffee were both good. Anita bought groceries and I bought Blue two new coats and a bed in the hope he will stay in his crate – it worked. WeContinue reading “Busy Day in Dubbo”

We packed up and left Tamworth heading for Dubbo. I had planned to stop at the historic Werris Creek railway station, but hadn’t expected to see a passenger train stopped at one of the platforms. Services run to Central and Armidale, and out to Narrabri. Unfortunately passengers were off the train smoking on the platformContinue reading “Tamworth to Dubbo”

We made a late decision last night to get tickets to see Lyn Bowtell at the Longyard Hotel because we learned Beccy would be making a guest appearance. It was a good concert with Lyn hosting several other performers. Beccy sang two songs and was a crowd favourite. I captured this photo of Kelly BrouhahaContinue reading “Festival Final Day”

While we were at the unveiling of Beccy Cole’s Roll of Renown plaque on Thurday morning, a photographer from the Northern Daily Leader took our photos and these were published in Friday’s edition. Neen and I were wearing our Beccy Cole T-shirts. Anita was chatting to Roadies we haven’t seen for two years. The photographerContinue reading “Festival Days 5 and 6”

The late nights are catching up with us! It was close to midnight by the time we drove out of the crowded car park last night and back to our caravan park. It was significantly colder so we put the diesel heater on for a while. After being left in the van for hours BlueContinue reading “Festival Day 4”

Anita went with other Roadies to a concert focussed on Australian made Maton guitars. They enjoyed the show but were disappointed the Hussy Hicks and Ricky Albeck did not appear because someone had to go to a funeral. I spent the day at our caravan park walking Blue and Tilly, but it was overcast andContinue reading “Festival Day 3”

We are not seeing as many events this year as we have previously, avoiding crowds to minimise our risk of contracting Covid. There are over 200,000 reported cases in NSW so there are probably dozens of cases in and around Tamworth. Our only Festival event today was the fund-raiser for the McGrath Foundation held inContinue reading “Festival Day 2”

The country music festival started today. We spent the evening at Wests Leagues Club to see Gina Timms introduce some little known female artists. We did not stay late as it was not a particularly good show. This morning we drove to the Botanic Gardens for a walk but at the entrance there is aContinue reading “Festival Day 1”

We took one of our Roadie friends to Tamworth for a community market. It was pleasant weather for a walk around town, but the markets were a waste of time. Peel St is blocked off ready for the country music festival, but few shops were open and every cafe was amazingly busy. We walked pastContinue reading “Around Tamworth”