Saturday 4 August began the way of each morning; getting up at 6:00am. Today we had a deadline departure time of 8.00am to set off to "who knows where?"
First overnight stay in a motel in Gilgandra. Clean and well presented but a really soggy bed! Back not wonderful as a result!
Was it dry on the way? Yes and no. There had been recent rain in the Lachlan Valley and around Orange. Grass only just really visible but a green tinge to everything and puddles.
Wagett and surrounding areas dry, dry, dry!! Not a blade of grass, green or otherwise. Bare paddocks with hoof prints in the dust. Huge semi trailers laden with hay and lucerne is being driven to this area.
Droving is occuring on all the roads at present with some cattle looking in better shape than others. We have met with road cattle trains right through the centre of NSW and Queensland. Some are being taken to feed lots and others ???
Second night, Roma in a motel, third night Fairburn Dam (Lake Maraboon) in a cheek-by-jowl caravan park and surprisingly quiet that night.
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