Xmas 2012–Yamba to Oberon

It has taken some time but i have finally found time to finish the blog for our Christmas 2012 holiday.

From Yamba we travelled to Tamworth, via Grafton and Glen Inness. The day started out cool and slightly overcast but after a few quick stops to ensure the Kayak was properly secure we made it through Grafton and on our way up through the hills to Glen Inness.

We had travelled this way in the past with the caravan being towed by a Commodore, so we did not expect any issues with the Colorado and none were had.  Once we made it to the top of the past we stopped for a quick break, and to let the car rest, before heading into Glen Inness where we stopped for lunch, and to purchase a bag of Sapphire Wash from the Information Centre. This was to be the only fossicking i was to see for the whole trip   (found a few sapphires, but no cutters)

 

The weather in Glen Inness was still cool, around 24deg. The reason i stress this was that pulling into Tamworth, we thought that maybe our temperature indicator on the Colorado was playing up, the temperature had jumped up to 40deg. Wow, it was really HOT.

In Tamworth we stayed at the Austin Tourist Park which turned out to be a great park on the outskirts of town. The Country Music Festival was not due to start for another couple of weeks but people had started arriving already, in small numbers.

Once the van had been setup and we had a quick break we took off into town to get some photos of the Big guitar and stock up on some groceries. Not much else was done in Tamworth due to both the heat and the fact this was only an over night stop for us, on our way to Oberon.

Yet again we fell victim to our GPS navigation, although again in this case i did pick some of the path. The poor van was pulled through some very hilly country on our way south to Oberon. We made it fine but i am sure there were some better roads around we could of used.

One concern we started to have was the real beginnings of the severe fire risk season and bush fires. We monitored the risk via the NSW Rural Fire Service website. Lucky for us there were no real fire risks in the Oberon area.

Arriving in Oberon we were greeted to a great country park, The Jenolan Caravan Park,  that had first class amenities and very spacious sites. We were well located near the main street, allowing us to walk in when the weather cooled down in the evenings, and not far from the regions main attractions, Jenolan Caves (45 min) and Katoomba (1Hr).

Ill post more on this in the next post – Oberon.