Not managing a secluded Christmas meditation break and deciding not to overnight at White Cliffs (map 1 white dot), I became moved to head east as fast as I could.
Night 304 - beside the Barrier Highway at MacCullochs Rest Area, between Wilcannia (1A) and Emmdale (1B): very nice, beautiful sunset. Night 305 - beside the Barrier Highway at the Florida Rest Area, between Cobar (1C) (I stopped for a swim here) and Nyngan (1D): even nicer, easy to get away from the main rest area. I was amazed by the size of Nyngan Solar Plant. Night 306 - beside the Oxley Highway at Marthaguy Rest Area, a bit west of Gilgandra (1E): ok but a bit exposed. Night 307 - beside the Oxley Highway at Redbank Rest Area, between Coonabarabran (1F) and Gunnedah (1G) (where I stopped for another swim): very green and leafy. The next day I stopped in Tamworth (1H) to visit the Regional Art Gallery. Night 308 - Armidale Tourist Park, Armidale (1I & 2A) (visited another Regional Gallery). The tourist park was good; it was so nice to sit on the grass and use town water liberally. Google Maps says that White Cliffs to Armidale takes eleven hours yet it took me four days. Go figure! Night 309 - Ebor Sport and Rec, Ebor (2B). Looking at Ebor Falls was nice, but the "Sport and Rec" was just another roadside stop not suitable for a meditation pause. Nights 310-314 - Dorrigo Showgrounds, Dorrigo (2 white dot): this was much quieter and very spacious. Much better. While I was here I noticed the one year anniversary of my departure from Araluen come up. I'm not home yet, but in a way, the trip has taken exactly a year. The next day, feeling very well rested, I did the half hour drive down Dorrigo Mountain to Bellingen (2D) ready to pick up my customary January routine. YouTube: Journey Back East
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AuthorIn mid 2018 I started recording each night I sleep in Bertha: sometimes just for myself, sometimes to share with friends and other travellers. Archives
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