Brian read every word on every board and so as you can imagine it was almost lunch time by the time we navigated ourselves out of Dubbo.
Headed out in the direction of Cobar. As we drove the soil started getting redder just as I imagined it would. For those of you that know me well you know how disappointed I would have been had it not looked like the googled pictures haha!
Had Subway at Cobar, because we like it and because it was the only place open :)) Watched while the owner evicted some kids for already having being banned. Those kids cut off their noses to spite their faces in a town that closes on weekends. While other kids will be trying to get over 18 yr olds to buy them alcohol and cigarettes, those kids will be conning people to buy them take away rolls haha.
Drove on along the road bound for White Cliffs, our planned stop for the night.Along the way we saw lots of native and introduced fauna. Emus were "emuing" on the side of the road and one was testing out the chicken across the road concept. Kangaroos hopped in the distance,goats ate grasses by the roadside, bunnies scampered and crows crossed our path in flight. Oh and on this leg of the journey I even became a little complacent as we zoomed past those long, long trucks...well almost complacent haha.Brian had an perverted grin on his face with each overtake. The trucks blink their indicator to tell you THEY thought it safe for us to pass. I argued they didn't know our safety concept ( maybe that's MY concept haha).
Passed through Bogan Shire which I hope was by name and not nature lol.
Around 4:30pm we saw the oasis on the horizon, the Emmdale Roadhouse. A stop here means no stop in Wilcania. The petrol bowsers are padlocked but after handing over our house deeds in exchange for them filling our tank I understood why. Chatted with the owners , learnt all their life stories and were off on our way again.
Disappointed when I realised the road doesn't actually go into the town of Wilcania we continued onwards to White Cliffs.
We drove this stretch at the wrong time of day although we did see a beautiful sunset. Had to contend with kamikaze kangaroos,wandering sheep- they really DO follow the leader- defiant cattle and even one stunned bunny in the headlights.
Arrived at our motel and were informed there was only one place open for dinner in town. Picked up our motel key and were directed to the local sports club that does the baked dinner. When we arrived and walked in the owner used his psychic skills. One look at us and he directed us to the 'visitors book'.I was tempted to pretend to look thru my wallet for a membership card but with the thought of no where else to get food I found myself complying then handing over $35 for two baked dinners. Actually it was a huge meal and cooked well. I'm not sure they were totally impressed when I asked for tomato sauce though haha. One of the cooks sat with us and told us about his opal store.Will check it out tomorrow. He said he will show us his underground home so incase we disappear it's the southern cross opal shop. It pays to be cautious haha!!!
Dropped by the pub after dinner for a few packets of chips to nibble on and the locals waved us off.
It's pitch black dark out here. The stars are just amazing!!! It's totally silent too. Can't wait to look around at the opals tomorrow before we head to Broken Hill. Have attached some photos. The blog is a little hard to organise thru the iPad so they are just at the end but I've tried to put them in chronological order.
Love Kerry-Anne and BRIAN xxx
Well these photos are out of order :(( You will have to think about the sequence after reading. Hope you enjoy reading our adventure and looking at the photos ;)
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