Too wet for walking this morning. Luckily the camp area was well covered in gravel so there was no problem driving out. Left a bit earlier than usual, 7:25am, as neither of felt like breakfast. No walk to sharpen the appetite. The rain was a constant companion all the way to Moree, although only light. This was another new road for us. For most of the way we actually thought we were back in Qld as the road surface was a shocker; rock and roll! We stopped at a hardstand rest area about 60km short of Moree to have breakfast. Eventually arrived at the Moree Showgrounds at 10am. After setting up on a wet and soggy site, (the grounds were closed for camping later in the afternoon) we had mornos, then waited for the rain to ease.
In between showers, we set off on our walk to the Info Centre to book a couple of tours; cotton gin and pecan nut farm. However, due to the rain they are not operating. Oh well, we will just have to come back. It was then off to Woolies to do a restock of the van; hadn't seen a Woolies supermarket for ages. We walked home in the rain with full backpacks and a rather large shopping bag.
It was then time for lunch and because it was still raining, we hit the books and then had an LLD. After an afternoon cuppa, Greg went for another walk to allay the cabin fever. Wendy caught up on some emails for the Congress in Spain in September and started the blog.
The rain stopped just before Greg came home and at the time of writing (6:30pm), there was still no rain. BOM says it will be fine and sunny in Moree tomorrow. The last time we stayed in Moree was in 2013 for a night at a hotel, well before we had the van(s). The place seems to have come alive and have a lot more going for it.
A wet Primitive Camp at Collarenebri
Drive scenery
The turn off to the old Colly Farms - used to be all dirt when the Beswicks lived there
Mural at Bullarah, basically just a school, and this building, used to be a café
Cotton at a Gin, waiting to be processed
At the Moree Info Centre
Rapids in the Mehi River, Moree
Lifehouse Church
Moree Tafe, looks like something out of the Middle East
The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Ltd building, now an art museum
Inside the arcade leading to the Council Chambers
Council Chambers building
Lovely old department store (c1904)
Another grand-looking building
Moree War Memorial Hall
Mural depicting various conflicts Australians have been involved in
Close-ups
Moree Presbyterian Church
