Finally, at last...

Monday 26th became Friday 31st then miraculously became Wednesday 29th. Hey that's today! Not hanging around to be asked twice, we bolted, heading for Wellington in the west of NSW. Seemed to take an age to pack the van this time, I'm sure it's bulging at the seams, but hey, who cares, we is gone at last.

Stopped for a rest and a cuppa at Boorowa, then pressed on to Cudal where we had a hamburger at a cafe that looked more closed than open, but which was really good. Wandered into Wellington about 3:30pm and found a spot at the Riverside Caravan Park. Sign on the door read: 'Find a site, back in 10 minutes', so we grabbed a riverside spot between two others.

People on one side were rabbiting on about all the platypusses in the river. I wandered down with the camera and took some snaps up close, they are water rats! Had a wander about and then settled down for afternoon tea. The other neighbours then jumped on us telling us how someone or other had stuff stole out of their car the last night. Talk about cheery start to the trip - puts you right off. Mind you, you do have to take sensible security precautions.

Wellington looks half-dead, apparently everyone drives the 50k to Dubbo to buy anything they want, and of course Coles, Woolies and Macdonalds have sent everyone else out of business. Mind you, we went to the Calf&Cow, a remodelled or 'gastro' pub, for dinner, took one look at the menu and the price tag and walked right out again. Unbelievable. Went into the RSL expecting a bistro; found a Chinese upmarket restaurant with Chinese girls in costume, chintzy red lanterns and everything, including weird oriental music. We looked around, we were the only ones there. Bolted for the door, finally found a pub and had bangers and veg and cutlets and veg at a sensible price.

 

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