Thursday
We set off for Amaroo just before 8am. A later departure time however we barely slept through the night. We had prepacked everything needed for the trip the day prior so a sleep-in was allowed!
We had packed the Quad and the Suzuki bikes plus a fully loaded camper and headed in the long way through Boorowa. Getting the 100kg+ bikes on the back of the Patrol was a massive effort!
Blue skies the entire way and only a small near miss accident on the Hume from a driver who must have dozed off at the wheel.
We had the camper set up and unpacked by 12pm. Since we had forgotten the bread, we had to make a trip to the local service station, being about 30° it called for Ice Creams also!
We found a nice flat raised boulder to reverse the Patrol against and unload the bikes. Pure genius!
The Quad had a flat battery and needed a few attempts to start but eventually got there.
We spent the next 2 hours riding and exploring and getting reacquainted with motorbikes! The confidence eventually built up and before we knew it we were driving up and down the ravine!
We spent the next 2 hours riding and exploring and getting reacquainted with motorbikes! The confidence eventually built up and before we knew it we were driving up and down the ravine!
It was a lot of fun exploring the otherside of the property. We have only been over there once.
After a good ride we came back and relaxed with a Jack Daniels. Chris got adventurous and starting clearing a tree that had split in 2 over time. It was an eyesore and was eventually going to have to be cleared for the Cabin.
It had a few little creatures living in it.
It had a few little creatures living in it.
There was a centipede and a huge spider. We also found a young Lizard but let him be in the log he called home.
At 730pm we had showers. We were finally able to use our camp shower we bought online. It was a nice night with a slight cold breeze so great opportunity to be one with nature out in the open showering. Very liberating!
The Ozpig was lit for warmth as the night cooled. We forgot firelighters but managed to start a good fire with kindling.
We were woken at 4am by the sounds of nibbling. We couldn’t see anything at first but further inspection and the glow of a flashlight revealed a dozen grey Kangaroos feeding on the grasses around the campsite. It was a special moment to see so many with the amount of hunting taking place in Wyangala.
Same morning we bounced out of bed for another noise. The sounds of over 100 sheep herding up the mountain closest to our campsite. Each sheep had a different “baa” in all different tones of personality. We hadn’t seen sheep there before but the property goes all
the way over the mountain.
the way over the mountain.
We packed up and left by lunchtime after another quick run on the bikes. My quad broke the main Earth wire from the battery so called it a day. A quick trip back completed in 3hrs.Weekend Trip: 23
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