Category Archives: Murrurundi NSW

Get to catch up with my boys and do some sight seeing in the area.

Day 12

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Wednesday 12th February

Went up the Barrington Tops in NSW to a place called Polblue Camping grounds and to see the Polblue Swamps. Drove in from Scone end on the New England Highway. Went up through the Dingo gate, the road was pretty rough, we just took our time. The country side is very dry, I feel for the farmers and their animals. Here are a few images from the day.

IMG_7404 IMG_7407  Dry river bed.IMG_7410 IMG_7412 IMG_7418  Going up the Barrington Range.IMG_7425  Dingo Gate, love the gap underneath 🙂IMG_7432  Pine trees and there needles all over the ground, reminds me of NZ pine plantations. IMG_7439  Polblue camping, very large area’s.IMG_7455  This is the Polblue Swamp area, its like a big sponge. Was pretty dry and in the middle of the day.IMG_7460 IMG_7472  Another view of the swamps.IMG_7507  This is the Manning River from up the tops of Barringtons. They have a big camp area here as well.IMG_7512  On our way home via the Pheasants Creek road were all these Native Trees, they must be so old, as they were huge.IMG_7518  A wee house up the creek Rd. What stories could those walls say.IMG_7521 Love the sky in this scene.IMG_7540  Belltree’s, is a property that was home to the White Family since 1831. They have accommodation & farm stay conference center, they have all sorts, very neat and tidy property. It is still a working farm with horses.IMG_7543 This is the sign to the town. NSW

Day 11

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Tuesday 11th February 

The last of the visitors left today and another hot day so we have just relaxed, after our late night shooting last night. Here are a few photo’s that we have taken over the last few days when we went driving out the back and up into the hills. The bird life is really incredible at my son’s place so that keeps us photographers happy. 🙂

Here is a kingfisher diving in and out of the swimming pool.

IMG_6767IMG_6772  This king fisher played for ages in the pool, so lovely, it was a very hot day. We didn’t go in until he went away.IMG_6825  Think this is a tree creeper.IMG_6838  We think this is a Scarlet Honey Eater, they are so funny, getting around upside down to all the nectar.IMG_6898  Young King Parrot.IMG_6947 Hotel at Scone.IMG_6950  Old house coming home from Scone.IMG_6957  Echidna up in the bush.IMG_6977

The main line into Murrurundi from out the back.IMG_6981  Busg road we have been using.IMG_6985  Some more of the rocks we have found.IMG_7123 Young Scarlet Rosella, it was poking its head into the hole by the guttering, so don’t know if there is a nest or not.

Day 10

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Monday 10th February 

Very hot today so stayed back at the house, but we did get some shots of the bird life on the property, then went night shooting again to the Cemetery. Some very old graves here, lovely to read and also sad at how young so many of them were in the early 1900’s.

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Day 4

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Tuesday 4th February 

The youngest son had to head back to where he lives, we all spent some time looking at new places in the area. Some photo’s of the town of Murrurundi, lots of history here.

IMG_6513 IMG_6520 IMG_6524 IMG_6536 Wednesday 5th February

Today my eldest son returned from a trip in NZ and it’s at his place we have been staying. Very dry out here in Murrurundi and keeping the gardens watered is a big job. Once Garry was settled after his flight, next day he drove us up to some real nice spots as well, we are very lucky. Here are some images of the rock formations up in behind the town, real amazing shapes and they are so huge.

IMG_6625 IMG_6633 IMG_6678  Looking at the town of Murrurundi from the rock cliffs in behind the town.IMG_6731

Star trails from top of the hills.

Day 3

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Monday 3rd February
My youngest son came up today and we did some tiki touring and found a lovely place called Paradise Park, spent some time there just chilling out. The guys went for the walk up to the Eye of the needle, very hard climb, to hot for me I stayed back. Went shooting stars that night, got some good shots.
IMG_6309  Cub all set up in my son & his wife’s yard. Doing some house and animal sitting.IMG_6321  Rocks at Paradise Park.IMG_6328  Another view of Paradise Park.IMG_6395  Night shot of the old Convent School, Murrurundi, NSWIMG_6398  Star trails and the Old Convent School.IMG_6402 Ghostly tree at night in convent grounds.

Day 2

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Sunday 2nd February
Got up to a chilly morning, fog laying low over the ground with the sun shining on it, lovely sight.
Got packed up and hit the road. Made good time down to Murrurundi and got here at mid day. Got the camper all set up and then Ness showed us the run down of what and where everything is. Getting very hot now, just relaxed the rest of the day.IMG_9064 This was the morning fog, very early.

1st trip in retirement.

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Saturday 1st February
We are off to Murrundi to do house and animal sitting for a week. Then tiki tour for the rest of February.
Left home at 10.20 am, had battery problems as we hooked up over night and the cub drained the car battery instead of using the 240 volts from power. I rang our friend to come and start us if he could, so that was awesome that he could. So grateful. Another lesson learnt on this new adventure way of life.
We got as far as Deep Water down in NSW and was getting late and I saw free caravan park, so that was where we stayed, 6 pm qld time. Set up the awning and went and ordered a meal, being free staying so how great was that. Least we could do was buy a meal to help them out.
Going to be a cold night and they had the fire going in the pub.
The pub was burnt down 2 year ago and new people from Sydney are giving it a go of getting things up and running again. All is operating out of a tin shed at the moment, the Cob & Co cafe is still in tact so that’s working as normal.
IMG_9069  This is called The Shed, which is operating as the Pub for now, Nice fire going and all. Lots of memorabilia in the place. IMG_9074  part of the old pub that was destroyed in the fire.IMG_9082 Another part of the pub that remains from the fire.