Crossed the border from Cunnumulla to Bourke. As I said on a previous Blog - all the towns as far as Inverell have been prety 'hick places' not inviting at all. Being up on the New England Tableland, Inverell was the start of interesting, inviting places - even if cold...... coldest thus far was in Glen Innes - 0.2deg minimum overnight!!! The scenery as you drive along looks just like The Atherton Tablelands - rolling hills of green and trees and very picturesque vistas open up before you periodically. The cooler prevailing weather has made way for beautiful plants and trees - cool climate plants such as daffodils, magnolias, camelias, maples, may, roses, cherry blossom, crab-apple, etc etc and exquisite parrots that you'd swear had been hand-painted, such is the exact lines of their colour changes.
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