Tamworth

We made it to Tamworth, that's us by the Big Golden Guitar.

We had 2 days with Susan and John, including a BBQ at Johns place with Kathy's uncle John and Aunty Anne invited, making it a bit teary when we left.

The next stop was with Rocky, Melinda, Razhel and Louise at Jimboomba. I had not seen Rocky for over 20 years and had never met his wife and family before, so we had a great time getting to know each other. Another sad goodbye when we left.

We had to start heading south to be in Sydney for the Shelties, so the next stop was Tenterfield. Went in the Saddlers there. I did not realise that Peter Allen was talking about his grandfather when he wrote Tenterfield Saddler.

The drive to Tamworth was exciting, driving through bushfires at first then thunderstorms with lightning hitting the paddocks either side of us, near Duck Creek. There is also an Upper Duck Creek and a Lower Duck Creek but as they are all within a hundred yards and are not marked on a map, none of that will be of much use in locating the position.

There is a definite water shortage in this area, we went to Chaffey Dam and the water did not reach the bottom of the dam wall. Cattle were grazing on the bed of the lake.

Kathy is planning the next stop before we hit Sydney, trying to avoid going near Bathurst towing the van.