The day started cloudy but with no rain. As I headed out of Dubbo the western plains opened out in front of me. The vast spaces really make you feel free. It's looking very green especially after all the rain.
Some of the roads were in need of repair and the couple of areas of dirt were rather tricky with all the pot holes! I called in to Gulgong a town which should be called the museum town as there were three. I was stopped in my tracks at the Henry Lawson museum as they only took cash! I eventually found a note in my bag and was able to enter. It was quite interesting and I found Henry's mother very intriguing. I then wandered around the town and came across another museum only this one was huge. I have never seen so much 'stuff' in one place! When I went into the school room I was taken back in time - remembering desks with lids, the inkwell holes and do you remember the double opening desks? This place was a historians delight but I got over it after a while and being cold needed to find a cuppa. I did get my cuppa, warmed up and continued on to Mudgee.
The scenery changed from the plains to hills and vines - you definitely knew you were in wine country. A quick stop at the Information centre gave me the info I needed to head to the vineyards. I found a distillery and had a tasting - they were producing gin, orangecello, butterscotch schnapps and a lemon myrtle drink. He t stop was a recommended winery where I had some food and a tasting - I must say $75 bottle of wine is wasted on me!! The view over the vineyard was lovely.
It was an amazing sunset tonight.
Today started foggy and became quite patchy after a while. My biggest excitement (??) was when the satnav decided it didn't like my choice of turn and then took me on a 20km trip along dirt roads through farm lands, lots of cattle grids, until finally we reached tar! I did eventually reach home!
Where will the next blog will come from ????
Some of the roads were in need of repair and the couple of areas of dirt were rather tricky with all the pot holes! I called in to Gulgong a town which should be called the museum town as there were three. I was stopped in my tracks at the Henry Lawson museum as they only took cash! I eventually found a note in my bag and was able to enter. It was quite interesting and I found Henry's mother very intriguing. I then wandered around the town and came across another museum only this one was huge. I have never seen so much 'stuff' in one place! When I went into the school room I was taken back in time - remembering desks with lids, the inkwell holes and do you remember the double opening desks? This place was a historians delight but I got over it after a while and being cold needed to find a cuppa. I did get my cuppa, warmed up and continued on to Mudgee.
The scenery changed from the plains to hills and vines - you definitely knew you were in wine country. A quick stop at the Information centre gave me the info I needed to head to the vineyards. I found a distillery and had a tasting - they were producing gin, orangecello, butterscotch schnapps and a lemon myrtle drink. He t stop was a recommended winery where I had some food and a tasting - I must say $75 bottle of wine is wasted on me!! The view over the vineyard was lovely.
Today started foggy and became quite patchy after a while. My biggest excitement (??) was when the satnav decided it didn't like my choice of turn and then took me on a 20km trip along dirt roads through farm lands, lots of cattle grids, until finally we reached tar! I did eventually reach home!
Where will the next blog will come from ????
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