We did a few weeks around Stanthorpe, fortunately before the big freeze, and we are now exploring a bit more of NSW.  It is starting to get a bit cool and Bailey the Wonder Dog does NOT like the cold!!!!!

At the Moree Showgrounds we had a very interesting fellow traveller turn up - a bloke in a horse drawn wagon, with his mate, and a spare horse on his way from Melbourne to Gladstone.  The things you see.........

Stanthorpe - park at info centre

My next house???

Storm King Dam, Stanthorpe

Stanthorpe

Other side of Storm King Dam, Stanthorpe

Free camp at Ceil Plains Homestead

Goondiwindi sunset

Mehi River, Moree

Fellow traveller booking in for the night, Moree

 Back on the road after Christmas with the grand kids, to one of our favourite spots - Baffle Creek.

Let the fishing begin!

45cm & 50cm Grunter!

 We have a new travelling companion, Bailey the wonder puppy!! 

We stayed a week in Dubbo and another 10 days in Maitland.  The weather has been a bit damp, so we just bunkered down and watched Netflix!!!!  

Another wet patch is heading our way this weekend (we are now at Taree) but we did manage a trip into Newcastle and today we went to Harrington and Crowdy Head, so getting a bit of touristy things in between the wet bits.  Newcastle foreshore walk was really lovely - quite a long walk, but well worth it. 

It is lovely to see such green lush grass, fat cows, and flowing rivers, but, enough already!!!!!!  

Newcastle from the foreshore walk

Bit further along the walk

The other side of the foreshore walk

Bit of shark bait......

The Manning River at Taree, before the next lot of rain!!!!

Crowdy Head - lovely spot.

 Peterborough is another town full of history - this time Steam Trains!!!  (John and Barry - you would love it!!!) We had a great guided tour of the old train roundhouse and got to climb over the amazing locomotives and some carriages that retain the charm of the olden times - have to say, 1st class is way better than 3rd class!!!!!!

We then moved on to Broken Hill and another history lesson.  The honour wall for all the miners killed over the years was very moving.  And some years were a lot worse than others.  Very sad......

Silverton is another historic town.  We went to the Mad Max museum and unfortunately they did not allow you to take photos in most of it, but the memorabilia in the place was amazing!!  The old gaol in Silverton was also a place full of history (old crap)!!!

We are now at Nyngan, a little town between Cobar and Dubbo.

Round house and round thingy they turn the trains around on

You get to see them from beneath

As well as on top

First Class

First class

Dining carriage

Broken Hill

Honour wall of those who lost their lives in the mines.

Quirky

Interesting

Silverton Locals

Mad Max museum

Lots of movie stuff

Silverton Housing estate

Overflowing Bogan River Weir, Nyngan