Fri, 2nd Dec - Home

We left the free camp near Orange and drove into Cowra for fuel.  We stopped briefly at Sofala and decided that we were close enough to home that we should keep going.

We stopped at Boorowa and had some lunch and then continued on to Tuross arriving at around 4pm.  Everything at home was fine and the garden looked great.

What a wonderful 9.5 months and 31,000kms!  We saw some fantastic scenery and had some magical experiences.  It won't be long and we'll be off again ... stay tuned!

The main street of Sofala

Home, sweet home

Thurs, 1st Dec - Bathurst

The rain had stopped by Thursday morning and we left Mudgee and headed to Bathurst.  We stopped in and visited a friend before driving to the top of Mount Panorama to have some lunch.

After lunch, Rick dropped me off in the main street to do some shopping while he visited the mechanics at Bathurst Nissan.  They are the guys who fixed our turbo sensor when it failed on our last trip.  Rick found out the part number so he could advise Nissan in Moruya what to order.

We left Bathurst and headed about 30kms to a free camp on the Orange Road.  We found a lovely, quiet spot next to a dam to spend the night.  Rick built a fire and cooked us a lovely meal.

More lovely scenery on the way to Bathurst

The start/finish line as we headed up the mountain

Driving down through the 'esses'

Conrod straight - where Rick spent time growing up

Our campsite not far from Orange