Home Sweet Home

Was looking forward to a nice hot shower (without thongs) but on arrival back home we discovered the hot water system decided to burst whilst we were away so a kettle warmed bath was the best we could muster. Trip went way too quick and just wanted to keep it going. The Hippie Camper was great, purred like a kitten and never skipped a beat its a shame we had to give it back. We are keen to do it again, the sooner the better.

Bye little Hippie Camper Bye..... ;-(

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The final Journey Home

So after covering over 3500Km we travel home. On the way we saw this letter box and it would have to be one of the best letter boxes i have ever seen. There is no reason for the postie or anyone to miss this one. I could imagine the owner saying something like this "just look for the Zebra out the front" Yea i could do with one of these i rekon

Thredbo

To the snow we go with no snow gear what so ever, cold? Yes but a nice hot coffee at Thredbo soon warmed us up. A walk around and some snowballs thrown at each other then on our way back home. Too cold to stick around for too long. The vans heater got a good work out.

From Desert to Snow

So from Desert to snow we go. Why? Why not! Some beautiful country side and a very nice drive through the national park. Camped at the bottom of the mountains with nothing more than a camp fire to keep us warm. The fire proved difficult to keep goin as the wood was mostly wet but was enough to keep us warm :-) Opening the van door in the morning looking out and seeing snowcapped mountains towering above us and the crystal clear rapids next to us was amazing stuff and was probably the highlight of the trip for me.

Where to next?

So where to next we ask each other. For some reason Thredbo popped into my head and that quickly became the next destination, some distance away but nothing that we nor the Hippie camper couldn't handle :-) So the wheels roll again and we start hacking away at the K's. Through Mildura and then stopped at a town call Narrandera (i think) for a quick sleep. Best toilets and showers at a caravan park that either of us have stayed at (two thumbs up) I didn't have any boots to leave on this tree but did think about sacrificing a pair of decent shoes....

Broken Earth hmmmmm yummm

Food was great and the view even better. Broken Earth restaurant would have to be one of the nicest in town. I wonder who thought of putting a restaurant on a man made mountain but its pretty cool. They also have a massive park bench outside, or maybe there was some shrinking potion in the food..... who knows but i felt like a little kid all over again

Pro Hart

Galleries arnt really my thing but this was a exception. Very cool gallery with alot of eye opening pieces of art. Worth a look if you are in town. It had a replica of Pro Harts Studio where he created all of his pieces. It looked messy but i guess there was a method to his madness as he created some wonderful pieces. Getting a little thirsty so we jump in the Hippie Camper and head to a 50's style milkshake bar for a choccy milkshake and a flashback into the past :-) mmmmmm delicious

Cafe in the middle of no-where

What can we say about a little town called Silverton, its small, very small but whats cool about it is where they filmed MAD MAX! The cafe was great, made friends with some oldies and the replica Mad Max car out the front of the tiny pub was cool too. The only disappointment was the Mad Max museum as it wasn't open yet. Not sure when it will open as it just had COMING SOON on the front but will be back for a visit :-) Oh and there are also some nice art galleries and lookout as well. Back to Broken Hill we go to check out the Pro Hart gallery.

A lake inland?

Menindee is about a hour drive south form Broken Hill and i have no idea where such a amount of water can come from but its there. A small town and very friendly people. Only wish that we had a 4WD as there was plenty more places to see. Only one road in and out of the town and it started to pour so we bolted as we didnt want to get rained in. Returned back to the Caravan Park and settled in for the night, it was cold and wet so what better than to snuggle up in the back of the Hippie Camper and watch a few movies :-)

On the road again!

We leave our 4 star caravan park and Dubbo wishing we could see more but there was so much more to see, places to go and not much time to do it. The wheels on the Hippie Camper rolled on chewing up the k's. The GPS saying only another 750k's or so until we reach out destination. A good day of driving, alot of long straight roads and wild goats roaming the side of roads. Stopped for a fuel up in a place called Wilcannia only to be told a few days later not to stop there by a fellow traveller as it is a very "dodgy" town. Boarded up and bars on all the windows in town certainly gave us that impression but we needed fuel, so a very quick stop it was.

4 Star caravan park

If you want a really nice caravan park to stay in Dubbo and that is just around the corner from the Zoo go for the BIG 4 Caravan Park :-) you cant go wrong and make sure you have a go on the jumping bubble which is heaps of fun just make sure you dont knock over the kids or try and jump on it when its deflated (concrete under the bubble haha)I found out the hard way Doh!

Dubbo Goal

After riding around the Zoo we went to Dubbo Goal ( I prefer Jail) I think if prisons were built like this and still run the way that it was people would think twice before commiting serious crimes. Pretty harsh conditions, the guards and their batons seem to be well worn.

Zoooooooo

The Dish was an amazing to see and the history was very interesting. 10,000 times more powerful than when it was first built and is used only to receive signals from space, it does not transmit. Crazy huh? So back to the warmth of the Camper, crank the heater and toward Dubbo we go. Dubbo Zoo was great plenty to see and do, so much so it would take the better part of 2 days to see it all. First We drove around the Zoo, second day we hired bikes and rode around and went to all the places you cant reach in the Camper.

The Dish

Our first night in the Hippie Camper was a cold and noisy one. Thinking I parked a resonable distance from the road we awoke to see that the road was somewhat only a few meters away and a garbage truck depot over the road. I can only assume it was garbage night in Parkes. We packed up and hit the road again, the destination, the Dish.

The late start....

The Roadie 2010 got off to a slow start, delayed we were keen to make up for lost time. We drove on into the night (and fog) to our first destination, Parkes. Arriving shortly after 2am we pulled over to rest our weary heads and prepare ourselves for what layed ahead. What that was i think we werent even sure.