GUNNEDAH - 20 TO 23 OCTOBER 2022

 20 OCTOBER

GUNNEDAH

We visited the tourist Information Centre and settled into the Tourist Caravan Park. Small, spacious and nice.

Later, we had dinner at the Gunnedah Hotel.

21 OCTOBER

A day of roaming around the area.

Porcupine Hill – awesome lookout over the area, especially with so much land flooded.

The Water Tower – A mural painted on the tower depicting a scene from the Vietnam War.

The Silo – a mural of Dorothy McKellar, an Australian poet.

Pensioner Hill – great views and a path past sculptures and plants.

I had a bike ride along the path following the river. It was very muddy. I also followed a road leading to farms in the east. Many fields were flooded.

Later, we had dinner at the Courthouse Hotel.

22 OCTOBER

There was heavy rain last night and we woke to a massive rise in the waterway behind the campground. The road which I cycled on yesterday was not passable as it was covered by deep water for 100 metres.

We went back to Porcupine Hill, where I had a pretty hike on the track that traverse around the hill. A great walk with some great views.

We stayed another night as all the roads out of Gunnedah were blocked by flood waters.

23 OCTOBER

The sky was lightly clouded and no rain.

We decided to pack and check if the roads were open. We were given the all clear at the road detour. Still, there were two locations where the water was still running across the road but not too deep. Apart from that, it was a pleasant drive home.