Rutherglen Adventue Day 4 Wednesday 28 March 2012

Today was really going to be an adventure as the roads south of West Wyalong had all been badly   affected by the recent extensive flooding in NSW and the route via Narrandera was still listed as impassable.  The caravan park manager assured me that I could get through.

It was a 116Km drive to Narrandera so I did it in one hit and stopped there for my morning coffee break in a bakery which also made custard pies so I had one.  I walked the main street and it all looked a bit run down.

Leaving Narrandera I was diverted for few kilometres including some dirt roads until I met up with the main road once again.  It was then down the Newell Highway for 29Km where I took a minor road to Urana.  The road had been reduced in width by the highways department and access limited to light vehicles.  This road showed evidence of the recent floods with surface damage and badly broken edges.  The road was deserted so I was able to make good time to Urana at  about 60Km and found that it was almost a ghost town.  I took another walk and the only person I saw was the postman.

From Urana it was another 62Km to the main road the Riverina High Way and another18Km to my turnoff to Corowa where I was meeting the Australian Bike Friday Club.

I soon found the caravan park and set about erecting my new tent which I bought on Saturday.  It took 30 minutes and I was very pleased with the result.  I have never camped before in a tent which I can stand up in.

Then I met up with friends from last year and had a barbecue before going to bed.

This is the end of Part One of the adventure.  Part two  follows.

Narrandera

 

 Urana

My new tent