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Just checked the moon’s schedule.
New moon on 6th April.
Should be some cracking skies going down and back.
Especially out on the Hay Plains, Broken Hill and other remote camps
See how many falling stars and satellites we can count
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Our plans have changed slightly - turns out my sister in laws 50th birthday will be while we are away and her partner wants to have a surprise party at our house - he wanted it on the Saturday night but I have put my foot down and said we want it Friday night so we can head off first thing Saturday morning - to be honest I wanted to head off on the Thursday but its family.
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Have any thought about travelling via Wagga and turning off at Collingullie and heading to Lockhart? A very pretty town that welcomes visitors to keep it alive. They have great corrugated iron art works and country paddock scrape built displays as well as good coffeee breakfast/lunch places throughout the town.
From there on through Urana and Jerilderie to Deniliquin and from there you have a heap of choices, one is via Baraham to Swan Hill to Tooleybuc and that town that starts with M that very few can pronounce or even get all the letters in the correct order :lol:, They have a free camp spot and has a shower/toilet etc plus a pub with great meals, or if you want to press on further, through all the little towns like Underbool that has a great little rest stop for overnight stops with a shower etc and on to Tailem Bend for an overnighter and an easy drive to Strath from there.
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(25-02-2023, 11:17 AM)T1 Terry Wrote: Have any thought about travelling via Wagga and turning off at Collingullie and heading to Lockhart? A very pretty town that welcomes visitors to keep it alive. They have great corrugated iron art works and country paddock scrape built displays as well as good coffeee breakfast/lunch places throughout the town.
From there on through Urana and Jerilderie to Deniliquin and from there you have a heap of choices, one is via Baraham to Swan Hill to Tooleybuc and that town that starts with M that very few can pronounce or even get all the letters in the correct order :lol:, They have a free camp spot and has a shower/toilet etc plus a pub with great meals, or if you want to press on further, through all the little towns like Underbool that has a great little rest stop for overnight stops with a shower etc and on to Tailem Bend for an overnighter and an easy drive to Strath from there.
See parts of NSW, Victoria and South Australia that many have never taken the time to see, in too much of a hurry down the main hwys.
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Hey Terry, Was is the road like between Lockart & Deniliquin like, there is a group of us travelling from Wagga to Swan Hill (overnight spot)
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(23-02-2023, 07:28 PM)Melissa Wrote: Our plans have changed slightly - turns out my sister in laws 50th birthday will be while we are away and her partner wants to have a surprise party at our house - he wanted it on the Saturday night but I have put my foot down and said we want it Friday night so we can head off first thing Saturday morning - to be honest I wanted to head off on the Thursday but its family.
WOW Melissa, you going to do the 15+ Google map hours in one hit, in a Kombi? OMG travel safe (anyway party could be the weekend before?) if not travel real safe guys & we'll see you at dinner, if your leaving very early hours x
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(25-02-2023, 11:53 AM)Debstar Wrote: WOW Melissa, you going to do the 15+ Google map hours in one hit, in a Kombi? OMG travel safe (anyway party could be the weekend before?) if not travel real safe guys & we'll see you at dinner, if your leaving very early hours x
Sorry for the confusion Deb - I am talking the week before - we will be taking our time and should arrive in Strathalbyn Wednesday. I could do the 15+ hours in the Touareg but not the kombi.
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(25-02-2023, 03:36 PM)Melissa Wrote: Sorry for the confusion Deb - I am talking the week before - we will be taking our time and should arrive in Strathalbyn Wednesday. I could do the 15+ hours in the Touareg but not the kombi.
ah well that makes more sense lol have a safe trip & we'll see you in Strath
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Rainex on today.......must be heading out tomorrow !!
Looks like we're heading (roughly) over the top and down...via Broken Hill ......eventually
No fixed plan or destinations other than in at Strath. on Thursday 6th April.
Hopefully see folks along the way.....
Cheers,
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