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The Road Home - From Hay through West Wyalong, Grenfell to Cowra and Home

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Thursday morning the 22nd of April we woke to a cloudy morning which was okay for travelling. We were leaving Hay to head home with and overnight stay in Cowra. After getting packed and sorted we said our goodbyes to Jan & Ross. We had a great time with them for the last three weeks. So off we went and travelled across the Hay plains. The terrain is so flat and not many trees. In one sense it is very boring but in another sense I love it. I have done a lot of travelling around Walgett and other parts of the outback and this was similar. We were heading home via West Wyalong, Grenfell, Cowra and Bathurst as there were several sections of that trek that I had not been on before. The first town we got to was Goolgowi. It was a tiny town. A few buildings around gave evidence of better days in the past but the general store was closed and there was only a small service station open for shopping. There was also a pub, motel and caravan park. It was a bit sad really. Next was Rankin Sp...
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Hay

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We arrived at Hay on Tuesday afternoon the 20th April. There is a large free camp on the Murrumbidgee River called Sandy point where we headed to. You don’t actually get any water views but there are good toilets there and it is free. You can also have a fire. It is also a dust bowl which does not matter in calm weather but unfortunately a stiff wind was blowing. It was also very cold. We were staying two nights so we decided to have a fire the next night which would be our last night with Jan & Ross. So we just hunkered down inside due to the wind. One of the many good things about having a caravan when you are camping is that you can get away from the elements when you need to. Having said all that it is still a good spot. Sandy Point was where the Lang Brothers crossed their cattle over the river when they drove them to the gold fields in Victoria. Wednesday morning we woke to a very chilly but beautiful sunny day. The wind was not going to be a problem for us this day. ...
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