The small towns of the northern Riverina have a special quality, different from those along the Murrumbidgee River. When I left Rankins Springs I detoured east to Weethalle to see my first painted silos. Then I made for Goolgowie, where I spent nights 52-53. I only wanted to use the swimming pool, but it only opened for two hours a day and one day it was Swim Club only: all 9 or 10 members! I stopped at Merriwagga and visited the Black Stump Hotel, which has the highest bar in the Southern Hemisphere. I didn't sleep in the town (a mistake): next time I will have a bush stay at The Old School Caravan Park, which doubles as an outback museum. Kev showed me around, and there are more photos here. Nights 54-59 in the Hillston Caravan Park. It's a well-kept and friendly town; I stayed a while because I wanted to get out the oil paints and find a way of organising them.
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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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