Saturday started with a great sunrise but then gradually went downhill as it poured all day!
I was heading down the back roads following the ' Heritage town's and village's information booklet. I'm afraid some of the blurb was well out of date e.g. 'browse our boutiques' - my idea of a boutique and the closed shops couldn't have been more different. These town's were rather depressing and I don't think it can all be down to Covid!!
From Molong the 'Animals on bikes' trail had me smiling through the rain. It was the idea of a local lady to make the road trip more interesting and I think she put it the local landowners about using old bikes and any old rubbish they had lying around to make a structure that was an animal a bike. There were some really great designs.
It was really pleasant to get off the highway just enjoy the countryside. I know that many of these areas are still in drought so I'm sure they were delighted to see the rain. I was very glad to arrive at my accommodation and get out of it! Thankfully this motel has a very good restaurant and I didn't have to go back out in the rain.
Sunday arrived grey and dull but without rain so I headed straight off to the zoo. I decide to walk around rather than do the 5km drive - needless to say I ended up walking 10km! It is a terrific zoo, so much space and there were quite a few new babies on show. I would definately suggest people come to visit.
Another grey day but it didn't look like rain - wrong! I started by walking the length of Dubbo high street -got to get my steps up! The rain started as I headed towards the old Dubbo jail so it was a good place to get undercover. It was an enjoyable visit. Although the exhibits were rather old it was well done and the stories of the inmates were interesting. I would never have survived in the isolation cell - I would probably have been taken out in a straight jacket!
In the afternoon I headed out to Dubbo airport to visit the Royal Flying Doctor centre. Lots of interactive activities, a live map of the planes in the air and its history. This centre was opened at the end of last year. Another very interesting place and good for a rainy day. I have lots of admiration for all those people who live in such isolated spots in Australia. The RFD service is a very important service
I was heading down the back roads following the ' Heritage town's and village's information booklet. I'm afraid some of the blurb was well out of date e.g. 'browse our boutiques' - my idea of a boutique and the closed shops couldn't have been more different. These town's were rather depressing and I don't think it can all be down to Covid!!
From Molong the 'Animals on bikes' trail had me smiling through the rain. It was the idea of a local lady to make the road trip more interesting and I think she put it the local landowners about using old bikes and any old rubbish they had lying around to make a structure that was an animal a bike. There were some really great designs.
It was really pleasant to get off the highway just enjoy the countryside. I know that many of these areas are still in drought so I'm sure they were delighted to see the rain. I was very glad to arrive at my accommodation and get out of it! Thankfully this motel has a very good restaurant and I didn't have to go back out in the rain.
Sunday arrived grey and dull but without rain so I headed straight off to the zoo. I decide to walk around rather than do the 5km drive - needless to say I ended up walking 10km! It is a terrific zoo, so much space and there were quite a few new babies on show. I would definately suggest people come to visit.
Another grey day but it didn't look like rain - wrong! I started by walking the length of Dubbo high street -got to get my steps up! The rain started as I headed towards the old Dubbo jail so it was a good place to get undercover. It was an enjoyable visit. Although the exhibits were rather old it was well done and the stories of the inmates were interesting. I would never have survived in the isolation cell - I would probably have been taken out in a straight jacket!
In the afternoon I headed out to Dubbo airport to visit the Royal Flying Doctor centre. Lots of interactive activities, a live map of the planes in the air and its history. This centre was opened at the end of last year. Another very interesting place and good for a rainy day. I have lots of admiration for all those people who live in such isolated spots in Australia. The RFD service is a very important service
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