Quirindi to Tamworth

The derelict house in my last blog was once owned by my friend's uncle. Chris lived in Quirindi near the swing bridge when she was young. If it had been cooler I would have walked all around this interesting town.

This morning it was warm so we drove to town to have breakfast, but ended up getting takeaway egg and bacon rolls to eat in our air conditioned caravan. We packed up and headed for our caravan park north of Tamworth.

I was driven around the park in a golf cart to decide which site we might prefer. We found a shady tree and had almost finished unhooking when the park manager came by and said we could use two sites. He had forgotten to mention this! We decided to move back onto the site. This will allow us to hook up the night before we leave. Friends in their respective motorhomes set up either side of us.


I set up the outdoor crate in the shade and Tilly gratefully had outside time. A four year old mini poodle came to visit, but it barked at Tilly and frightened Blue. He hates dogs barking at him and climbed onto my lap. Tilly on the other hand was ready to biff the intruding canine.

There was a welcome cool change late this afternoon with a few spits of rain. BOM radar shows a storm passing over Quirindi, but it doesn't look like it will reach Tamworth with any strength. Unfortunately the forecast is for increasing temperatures this week. By the time we are due to start our drive home the forecast is for 40°+ maximums.




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