The Outback Pilgrim

 

 

Day 1, left from Echuca, having stayed with Joe Taylor and his dad of 93 yrs.

Visited his mum, Mary, also 93 years, in her nursing home: what an alert, gracious and wonderful lady, despite being bed-ridden.

Left Echuca for Hay and the Shear Outback (Shearers Hall of Fame).

Across the Hay Plains, so flat you can see the curvature of the earth!

A tribute to "The Long Paddock", the drivers trail of 600 kms.

"Free" camping by the Murrimbidge River, Hay: under the full moon, cooking on the campfire, with a nice red or two!

Shearers Hall of Fame, Hay, NSW.

DISASTER!!!!!

A large kangaroo came from nowhere, crash! bad damage to the Subaru Outback, but still drivable.

Limped into Griffith, 4 week wait for repairs, rang around the whole district, finally finding a willing repairer in Wagga Wagga, willing to get us back on the road asap. 200 kms later we were graciously welcomed by the Panel shop who have done marvelously in negotiating with insurance company: hopefully will take possession of the car Friday evening; if not, then Monday. Meanwhile, we are getting to know Wagga Wagga while camping near the river in the centre of town.

Met up with my nephew, Joe, who' studying To be a vet here: this is his mate, Jack, who knows my good friend, Ed Carmody. Didn't get a photo of Joe though! Another mate, Amos Nichols, from Ballarat, also joined us for tea - I know his folks, and also baptised his brother!

 

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