Tooraweenah Rest Area

A lovely view of the many shapes of the Warrumbungle Ranges.

The "Coo-ees" and a Surprise Solar System

June 8th 2014
Yesterday was a maintenance and blog day. Then today, before we set off for Coonabarabran, I picked a few of the black olives to use in cooking (we don’t like eating them straight). The owner of the park gave me a paper with the instructions and recipe for bottling them, after first soaking out the bitterness for ten days, so I’ll have a go. On our journey, as we entered the town of Gilgandra ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Gilgandra

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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Kathy H

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I am a mature (aged anyway!) woman, married with 2 children, a daughter, now 29, who is living in England, and a son who is 25. I was an English language and literacy teacher in a community centre in Melbourne, where I live but am now sort of retired (temporarily at present). I originally came from England, where I met my Aussie husband and then moved to Australia to marry and raise my family. I love travel and enjoy hearing about new places.... full info