Wednesday. October 17

Walkabout Narrabri in the early a.m., breakfast at a bakery cafe (because we didn't get our breakfast request in early enough for bkft in our room) and then to the airport to pick up Paul. Checkout this airport. No one had better ever say that UP airport is small. It's quite large compared to the airports in the smaller towns in Australia. This reminds me of what the UP airport looked like when I was growing up in the 60s.


On our way to St George, one of applicants of the Caring for our Country grants met us at Nindigully, a historic site, and one of the places that he holds workshops on the control of feral dogs.




This pub had a wall of Akuba hats that people had hung up to decorate the walls.

And here's a handsome fellow ... a feral pig, one of the large pest management control issues.




Once in St. George, we got the last 2 rooms available at the Australian Hotel and Pub. Paul pulled the short straw and had to stay above the pub which had a few minor issues, windows boarded up and a birds nest near his toilet.



Walked about town a little and found a Craft and Patchwork store (fabric). I had a look about but didn't buy much because all their fabric has to be imported in and cost $22/liter (about 39 inches). So, Linda Z, we better not grump any more about our fabric costs!!

Again, we were up early and had a walkabout on a trail along the Balonne River. This was also a fitness trail so every few kms, there was an exercise station. Paul said that's not uncommon in Australia.






Look for the writing on the tree. That's how high the river flooded in 2011.

Then on to breakfast that definitely made up for any issues. eggs, bacon and ham and toast and coffee.

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Location:Narrabri to St. George