Sofala

Fri (20/9) a much longer drive today - just over 400 km. We left the campground at 7:30 and had breakfast at Moruya where we consulted our maps. We decided to ditch the plan to drive up the coast. Instead we decided to head inland towards Gunnedah where we have some friends staying. So we turned left at Batemans Bay and headed up to Goulburn and then up through the mountains at the back of the Blue Mountains to Oberon which is near the Jenolan Caves. It was a really pretty drive with steep and winding up and downs. There were beautiful flowering wattles and lots of lambs and calves. Spring has definitely sprung in this part of the world.

We had lunch at Oberon and continued on to Bathurst. It was on this stretch that we encountered hail and sleet...

We've had just about everything on this trip!

We headed north out of Bathurst towards Mudgee. It was getting to about 3pm when we got to Sofala, a very old historic town - very pretty. 

There is a campground on the Turon River about 6km east of town. Another amazing spot. 

We camped down in the creek bed away from the other vans and tents. It was a cold, damp, misty night - wonderful! We walked along the river for bit - it's a really pretty area. There are a few others here, but not many. Mike cooked a yummy salmon pasta for dinner and we went to sleep with the sound of the wind in the trees and the river babbling gently beside us.