Lovely drive from Hay along the river. Called in to the Birdcage camp - will stay there another time. A mob of heifers grazing along this part of the road. Plenty of grass - nice to see for a change.
So much irrigation and I think rice, grain, orchards. The soil looks so different - is actually dark loam! Closer to Griffith there is the huge McWilliams winery, and and market gardens.
Stayed on night at the Weir camp in Griffith beside the canal but too noisy on a Saturday night for me. Friends from Hay were there as well and took me to De Bortoli Winery. Went to the Caravan park the next night. Pretty basic sort of place - but you get what you pay for. On Monday dropped the van into Jayco to get the skylight vent rubbers fixed, water pump checked and ended up putting new gas bottle holders on. The new gas bottles are a slightly different (fatter) shape and my old holders dont work. They also redid the gas fridge nozzle and cleaned the exhaust - actually works properly now. Dont know what they did at Maroong when they 'serviced' it. Did a bit of retail therapy - aerial tuner (but havent got the right fittings now) and had a massage.
Cargelligo. Another pleasant drive through wide fertile valleys with bush covered rolling hills, more cultivated land, and quite a few emus. Trees are different - I think they are cypress. Was going to stay at Deadmans Point but no-one else there so carried on down to Tullibigeal to the Pioneer park. Several there already so couldn't get to the free power points! A couple I was parked beside at Pigs Point here also (he is a bookie) - for the races on Saturday so may just stay and join them! 'Town' is in the next block - cafe, general store and pub. About 150 residents.
Heavy rain Friday afternoon - will upset the punters I suspect. This is the 4th year the races have been held - 4000 people last year but I think not so many this year. The pub did a roaring trade - runs a Calcutta on the Friday night.
Grain train took all day to load wagons - finally left about 8 last night.
Lovely day at the races - no money but very entertaining 'people watching' especially all the young things poured into very tight very short dresses and wobbling along in stilettos - this was a PICNIC meeting. Fortunately the day was overcast so we didn't bake - and it didn't rain either.Then happy hour(s) around a campfire with the other nomads. Not much sleep as there were a group camped at the track who decided to do burnouts and backfires all night. They were imports I guess as there are only 150 people in town. I am told there is no unemployment in Tullibigeal as the farmers all offer young ones work who want to stay. If you dont take a job then you are not welcome at the pub!
Sunday was definitely a day of rest.
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