Gloucester - Mendorah

Gloucester  River

Dano enjoying a sip of mountain fresh. We walked the banks of this river skimming stones & climbing fallen trees that had provided bridges to the far bank.

We left mid morning for Tamworth. The drive continued along The Buckets Way crossing the Great Dividing Range. The road becomes Thunderbolts way & there are many steep ridge climbs & narrow valleys with fast flowing creeks. The scenery is spectacular & I would thoroughly recommend a trip. It would make for a great long weekender, especially when a little warmer when it would be comfortable to camp on the riverbanks. This is pure nature; it is now feeling good to be on the road.

Mendorah

Our first ‘free camp’; located on the banks of the Castlereagh River is a very isolated camp site. I spoke with some local horse wranglers;  really welcoming blokes. Out here, there is time to stop & have a yarn.

The overnight temp was minus 2 degrees, thank good that Kaz packed flanny sheets.

Dano & I tried our luck with some fishing, but no luck. A local advised that the water was too muddy due to the recent heavy rains.

We packed up and headed for Cobar

Mendorah Gallahs

These birds of the bush were in large numbers due to the recent widespread rainfalls out west. The Gallah is an indicator that there is water nearby. These guys put on a raucous show each sunrise & sunset.