Newell Highway

Our caravan park at Peak Hill only charges $2 per load for washing and $2 for drying so we put a load through before we left. We passed on the pancakes for breakfast and had a satisfactory egg and bacon roll instead from the Woolshed Cafe in Peak Hill.

The Newell Highway is bouncy with many rough spots, particularly in the flood prone areas. We stopped at the information bureau in Forbes which is located in the old railway station. This is a beautifully painted federation brick building.

We stuck with the highway till West Wyalong when we followed google maps to wind our way along roads we have not previously explored. Mostly the roads were in good condition and had hardly any traffic. We drove around The Rock which is a rocky outcrop 324 m above sea level. There is also a town named The Rock on the Olympic Highway where we paused for a pit stop.

Our overnight stop is at a small caravan park in Culcairn. This small town has 2 banks but only one pub which is only open limited hours. The butcher has lovely meat so we had a home cooked meal in our van beside Billabong Creek.

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