Back on the road.....

Carmen Friend
Apr 23, 2018
2 min read

After a quick stop in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney we are back on the road! Heading north inland our first stop was Scone. Traveling along the Golden Highway we stopped into Denham before continuing on. This area is wine, horses and coal country.

You can see many open cast coal mines through this whole region. This area is also home to the horse racing industry with many stud stables including Emirates here. In Scone we stayed at the Golf and recreation area Freecamp.

Leaving Scone we headed to Lake Keepit just outside Tamworth. This place had been recommended by a lady I used to do presentations to many years ago but we had never been able to fit it into our plans. The lake is about 40mins north of Tamworth close to Gunnadah. Is currently at 13.5% capacity but is a gorgeous spot. $18 to bush camp any where on the lake and can use the facilities in the main camp area. Flush toilets were a short walk from where we camped on the lake.

Great sunset here - one of the best we have had! Georgia was able to run around here off lead and enjoyed a swim. Water was relatively warm with plenty of fish jumping and a few boats out fishing.

Day 2 we took a trip into Tamworth to the Gold Guitar and the Lookout. You don’t realize just how big Tamworth is or that it sits in a basin. Out to Nundle for a nice lunch at the pub. Passed Chaffey Dam which is a really nice low cost camp - $5 per night. Would have been a great spot to spend a few days.

Continuing on we headed to Yetman meeting up with Trent’s Mum and Dad for a couple of nights. This was coincidental by the way! Great low cost camp - $10 per night fully serviced. Day trip into Goondiwindi- beautiful country town with a stunning pub in the center of town. Beautiful park in the center of town where we enjoyed a picnic lunch under a massive fig tree!

We followed the MacIntyre River to Texas on our return coming across some really beautiful free camps along the river. Several campers and plenty of water in the river - looked very inviting for a swim.

The MacIntyre River was named after the MacIntyre family who provided horses and provisions to Alan Cunningham when he was exploring the region in 1827.

The country towns we have visited so far on this part of the journey has been great. Lots of friendly people to chat with and plenty of campers putting money back into the small communities.