As we are not allowed to leave the country I have decided to travel around New South Wales.
Two weeks ago I headed south, down the coast to Batemens Bay - this was one of the areas which had devistating bushfires at the start of the year. I was shocked by how many kilometres of burnt trees I drove through. It was even sadder to see a couple of wombats and a roo dead on the side of the road - they must have somehow survived the fire only to be killed on the road!!
I stayed next to the river, the weather was glorious and I walked a lot, I feasted on oysters and tried to support the local economy with my shopping! The devastation was overwhelming especially in one little place where 17 businesses were burnt to the ground. Now, 2 weeks later they have some Covid cases so will be shut down again.
School has gone back after 2/3 weeks of holiday so I felt it was time to do another roadtrip. This time my decision was to head west and after a 200km drive I'm in Lithgow for the night. The temperature dropped as I drove up and over the Blue mountains but it was such a beautiful day.
The countryside is spectacular and the roads fairly empty.
After booking in at my motel I headed to the Information centre where I had a good chat to a couple of locals and the set me on the right road to a couple of sights. I started at the Blast Furnace Park where the first furnace was built, mainly by Italian workers, in 1906 and was where the iron smelting happened but in the mid 1920's it was decided to move the operation to Port Kembla - just down the road from me! It was an interesting trip around the ruins.
A 2km drive up a dirt road took me to Hassans Walls lookout which at just over 1100m above sea level gives great views over the Blue Mountains. It was a perfect afternoon and was shortly before sunset, rather cold, but it was a spectacular view - well worth the drive or hike if keen!
With Covid it's hard to know where to eat when you travel - I must admit that I had bought cheese and biscuits with me as an emergency food source! I was lucky enough to find a 'pub' that I didn't feel awkward about going into. I have a long and interesting chat with the female owner and we got around to talking about Gin distilleries that were in the local area. She was telling me about a few places to visit. I had a pleasant meal and interesting conversation.
I woke this morning to a frosty car - it had felt cold during the night but the electric blanket helped! Thankfully by the time I set off the first had melted and the temperature gauge reach 4C! I headed towards Bathurst hoping to visit a Gin distillery but alas they are closed in the winter! The distilleries had started to make hand sanitiser. Onward to Orange with another visit to the local Information centre. With a handful of literature I headed towards Canobolas when I found a walk to Towac Pinnacle Lookout
Two weeks ago I headed south, down the coast to Batemens Bay - this was one of the areas which had devistating bushfires at the start of the year. I was shocked by how many kilometres of burnt trees I drove through. It was even sadder to see a couple of wombats and a roo dead on the side of the road - they must have somehow survived the fire only to be killed on the road!!
I stayed next to the river, the weather was glorious and I walked a lot, I feasted on oysters and tried to support the local economy with my shopping! The devastation was overwhelming especially in one little place where 17 businesses were burnt to the ground. Now, 2 weeks later they have some Covid cases so will be shut down again.
School has gone back after 2/3 weeks of holiday so I felt it was time to do another roadtrip. This time my decision was to head west and after a 200km drive I'm in Lithgow for the night. The temperature dropped as I drove up and over the Blue mountains but it was such a beautiful day.
The countryside is spectacular and the roads fairly empty.
After booking in at my motel I headed to the Information centre where I had a good chat to a couple of locals and the set me on the right road to a couple of sights. I started at the Blast Furnace Park where the first furnace was built, mainly by Italian workers, in 1906 and was where the iron smelting happened but in the mid 1920's it was decided to move the operation to Port Kembla - just down the road from me! It was an interesting trip around the ruins.
A 2km drive up a dirt road took me to Hassans Walls lookout which at just over 1100m above sea level gives great views over the Blue Mountains. It was a perfect afternoon and was shortly before sunset, rather cold, but it was a spectacular view - well worth the drive or hike if keen!
With Covid it's hard to know where to eat when you travel - I must admit that I had bought cheese and biscuits with me as an emergency food source! I was lucky enough to find a 'pub' that I didn't feel awkward about going into. I have a long and interesting chat with the female owner and we got around to talking about Gin distilleries that were in the local area. She was telling me about a few places to visit. I had a pleasant meal and interesting conversation.
I woke this morning to a frosty car - it had felt cold during the night but the electric blanket helped! Thankfully by the time I set off the first had melted and the temperature gauge reach 4C! I headed towards Bathurst hoping to visit a Gin distillery but alas they are closed in the winter! The distilleries had started to make hand sanitiser. Onward to Orange with another visit to the local Information centre. With a handful of literature I headed towards Canobolas when I found a walk to Towac Pinnacle Lookout
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