28.6.15. Griffith to Bourke

Our cabin with external en suite proved very comfy. With a little column heater that was super toasty even with the door wide open.

Up to a quick breaky, pack and fuel about 8.30. 

Travelling though the Murrumbidgee irrigation scheme area. Acres and acres of citrus trees.  Then into no irrigation area. Flat country with huge expanses sown to crop of some sort. 

Still in Kidman Way with the railway wending along beside us. Each little settlement had huge grain silos and storage whether it be in sheds or under tarps. Great place names like Goolgowi and Merriwagga.

Quite a few goats and Roos and sheep eating the new growth along the roadside.  Lots of kid goats too. 

Stopped for a coffee at Mt Hope. But no hope today, not open till one. Driver change.

Road is pretty good 110 speed limit for a fair way before narrowing off and back to 100. Stopped in at Fort Bourke Mine lookout 

 Then a couple of k's into a roadside stop at the entry to Cobar.

A quick lunch of the usual 'on the road' lunch - wrap, tuna, asparagus, cheese, beetroot. Even managed to get multi-grain wraps into Dad (there is no other option)

We had a quick look around, fuelled up again and headed for final destination...Bourke.

A tour around town, stopped off at historic wharf, on the Darling river, some pelicans fishing around the area.

Bourke is typically Outback, a couple of pubs, very little open on Sunday, lots boarded up and behind bars.

We got another cabin tonight at Kidman Camp, out at Northy (North Bourke) We signed up for Poetry on a Plate - which included a massive dinner of beef stew and lentil stew, with rice and condiments, followed by Lemon Curd Tart. All provided with a generous helping of Bush Poetry by Andrew Hull, seated on our own chairs around a number of campfires. Shared our campfire with a nice family from Melbourne - headed to Big Red Bash and seven weeks touring around.