After a lovely evening by the campfire in Thrushton, we got up relatively early, packed up our campsite, breakfasted and then set off for a quick walk in search of the Woolshed. This we could not find however! So we set off for the day…
Today was a 449km drive through Bollon, Cunnamulla, Eulo to our campsite in the Culgoa NP. Our first stop was Bollon, which was a delightful little town. We enjoyed a lovely coffee in the cafe there, which is set up with interesting yesteryear artifacts. We also had a little potter about the Heritage Museum, where we met a bloke (who opened it up just for us to go and see through), and he explained to us that the Woolshed got taken away about 3 years ago, because the National Parks asked them if they wanted to do it up, and the townsfolk didn’t have the funds to do so, so they knocked it down as it was condemned.
We wandered about the river and discovered a beautiful little walk, the Wallam Creek Walking Trail. It’s not very long but the river was delightful. We enjoyed a spot of morning tea here.
After Bollon, our next stop was Cunnamulla. Originally this had been intended as the lunch spot, however because we spent so long in Bollon, we were here quite late. However, Cath and Mike were still keen for lunch, so they stopped in a park just before Cunnamulla. We were more interested in ensuring we could get fuel, so we went looking for petrol. Surprisingly the BP didn’t have premium unleaded, but we found it at a little outlet - completely automated - you had to swipe your card and nominate a maximum fee. This I found quite interesting - I’ve never been anywhere where the services are quite so remote. We then had a quick look at the Cunnamulla pub, and Russell and I had a bit of lunch in another park. I went back to the pub for a comfort stop and on my way back out, an Indigenous woman in the pub just randomly pulled me over to her and started hugging me! Apparently it was her mother’s birthday so she was hugging everyone. Random.
The rest of the drive was pretty long but uneventful. We arrived at our campsite in Culgoa National Park (Nebine Creek campground) and set up by the creek. It really is very picturesque.
The next day the boys got up early for a bit of a bird watch and then we leisurely had breakfast, potting about before we took a drive in the National Park. There had been a slight bit of rain on Sunday afternoon so the roads had lots of water on them! We made a boys car and a girls car (being Gertie of course) and the wet roads made for some slip n slide action for Gertie! We went down to Red Bank hut for a bit of a look around - interesting little hut but abandoned of course. Then we headed to the ranger station, where the big excitement was Telstra connection! Not to mention a sit down loo!! Woot woot!!!
After this we made our way to Byra lagoon for a spot of lunch, and Cath, Mike and myself had a lovely swim. I was a bit taken aback when Mike dropped dacks and went in absolutely starkers!!!
The afternoon was spent chewing the fat back at camp; a bit of birding for Russell; a 6km walk by the creek for Karen and me, solving the world’s problems (or at least our own!) as we went; but mostly just relaxing by the creek and swotting off flies. They were literally driving us nuts! Cath and Mike got out some big fly net things for their hats and boy do I wish I had one…
But the worst was yet to come… that night we had a massive plague of grasshoppers join us for dinner! The blighters were everywhere. Not even Mike’s yellow lights were a deterrent…!
In all though we had a mostly pleasant stay in Culgoa… save for the insects…!
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