We did plan to stop in Mildura, but when we got there we thought why not, lets just continue. 16 days is long enough 
More later.
October 12, 2011
Day 16 – Wagga Wagga to Home
October 11, 2011
Day 15 – Parkes to Wagga Wagga
After watching some movies and having breakfast at the Parkes Radio Telescope Visitor Centre, we headed south towards Wagga Wagga. Today was a more relaxed drive with just under 300km’s. Here is what we saw:
Huge radio dish in the middle of nowhere
Parkes Radio Telescope Facility
Listening to distant galaxies and black holes
An interesting new estate development
Yellow fields near Junee
Approaching Wagga Wagga in NSW, Australia
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October 10, 2011
Day 14: Tamworth to Parkes
After a visit to the Big Golden Guitar in Tamworth, it was off to our next point of interest, The Dish in Parkes. Here are a few pics of the days trip.
Hwy 39 looking north toward Tooraweenah
The main dish at Parkes
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October 10, 2011
Day 14 – Plan
The plan for Day 14
Today we’re going to look around Tamworth, Dubbo, Parkes and Forbes. We’ll see how far we get.
Update: We didn’t make it to Forbes, as the telescope caught our attention.
October 9, 2011
Day 13 – Log
On our way home.
Day 13 - Brisbane to Tamworth
We’re on our way fairly early this morning saying goodbye to Kev, Flo and the kids and hitting the road. We headed south on the M1 towards the Gold Coast, passing by Tweed Heads, and then into Byron Bay for a look. We took some video as we passed through Byron Bay which I’ll post after editing.
Small quite beach on the NSW Nth Coast
Sugar cane, Northern NSW coast
We then continued south following the coast and slowly started moving inland through the sugar cane regions of Ballina, Wardell, Broadwater and Woodburn.
When we hit Grafton it was time to get of the busy Highway 1 and take a beeline to Armidale through the mountains. This turned out to be an interesting route through some rugged and dense state forests like Sheas Nob State Forest and Clouds Creek State Forest.
Up high in the mountains
We reached an altitude of 1,364.2 meters (4,476 feet) above sea level just as we approached the Cathedral Rock National Park and Serpentine Nature Reserve on Grafton Rd. Good thing it was a clear day as at this height, we would have been above the clouds.
The road got a bit windy up here
Soon after this, we were in Armidale where we stopped for lunch and a bit of a look around.
Armidale Street
The last leg for the day was the short distance down to Tamworth where we checked into a cabin at the Austin Tourist Park. Tomorrow we’ll have a good look around Tamworth, but tonight find a pub for a meal and hopefully catch some live music which we did.
Down the mountains towards Tamworth
The Tudor had a young singer/guitarist by the name of Tiffany Sullivan. She wasn’t bad. She had a bit of a Jewel sound and style which for those that know me, would be right up my alley. The meal was a bit of a disappointment though. Had a sea food platter that would have been better from a fish and chip shop, probably the reason we didn’t need to book.
October 8, 2011
Day 12 – Visit relatives and Dinner Party
The morning we where off visiting my uncle and auntie in Barrs Scrub. Then the afternoon, preparing for a dinner party with friends.
Flo busy cooking
Some video soon after I edit and upload.
October 6, 2011
Day 9 – 11 – Relax
Day’s 9 – 11 where spent relaxing with some shopping. Weather was not to good. Day 11 we did head north a little and found ourselves at the edge of this quite river. Not exactly sure where this was.
A river just north of Brisbane
October 5, 2011
Day 8 – The boat
We decided to get ourselves a boat for the day and check out Moreton Bay. Turned out a nice day on the water. We made our way across to Hutchisons Reef to try some fishing, but not a lot of luck so then north to Moreton Island to have a look around.
The boat ready to head out
October 4, 2011
Day 5 to Day 7 – Camping
Saturday morning we took Aaron down to the Gold Coast for the Australian Air League and at the same time set up at the Tallebudgera Creek Caravan Park.
Camping at Tallebudgera Creek Tourist Park
October 1, 2011
Day 3 – Log
We made it! 2,057 km’s in just over 2 days. We got to our friends place about 6:30pm last night, just in time for dinner. Here are some pictures of the day:
Saw quite a few of these road trains along the road weighing in at a cool 90 tonne.
Some trivia: The truck in the picture has 15 axles, 14 with 4 tyres each and the front one with 2 tyres. Think about the last time you had to replace the tyres on your car how much that cost. These tyres are about $1,800 each. That’s 58 tyres at $1,800 each. Let’s go buy a house!
Saw all sorts of trucks
And quite a lot of larger or wider trucks.
The way these two 3 trailer grain road trains where sitting made it look like a very large 6 trailer road train.
Most of the drive was relatively flat and bare. This part approaching Moree started to show signs of green but still very green and open. Just wildlife.
WA Freightlines road train we ran with
One of the road trains that we ran with from Broken Hill. We’d pass him then we’d
take a break and he’d pass us. It doesn’t show in the picture, but the backs of these trucks would often sway quite a bit making them a little hazardous to pass.
What should we do about this puddle
“What do you think we should do about this puddle?”
“Lets stand here and watch for a while. It might disappear”
“Well good we’ve got our shovels to lean on just in case we
fall asleep then”
An RTA road crew at Moree in New South Wales
Queensland road
Of the whole drive, the worst road we came across was in Queensland.
Getting close. Approaching Toowomba
The end is now in sight. We’re approaching Toowoomba.
The Toowomba outskirts - we're almost there
And the Toowoomba outskirts