I left Stanthorpe at 8.00am after filling up with petrol and headed south to New South Wales where I had to put my watch on an hour. Queensland doesn't have summertime. The first major town was Tenterfield which is famous as home of the Tenterfield Terrier like Bettie's little dog and less so for Peter Alan. It was only 60Km from Stanthorpe so I carried on to Glen Innes at about 130Km where I had my first stop for a snack and a walk. Glen Innes is still an old country town and hasn't appeared to have changed since Margaret an I drove through eighteen years ago. The drive was along the beautiful and quiet New England Highway.
I drove on to Armidale, another 100Km plus, where we had camped with our big standard poodle. He and Margaret slept in our camper van and I slept in my little tent as Pierre the Poodle took over the bed. Armidale is a nice university town with a modern pedestrian mall in its centre and I took a long walk.
Next it was on to Tamworth, the home of Australian Country Music, where I took a cabin for the night. It was on the edge of main business area and I took a walk along the park and performance area where there are bronze busts of famous country singers. I was surprised how many I knew and how many had died in the 54 years I had been in Australia. I remember most as young singers.
The caravan park is adjacent to an up market Chinese restaurant where I bought and ate half of a very nice meal before returning to my cabin for another early night. It had been a 365Km pleasnt drive.
Mudgee and the Muster tonight!
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