We continue on our journey and head back up central NSW to Yeoval. When we left Hillston it was torrential rain that caused all the flooding along the coast and Sydney, we managed to do a little bit of dodging but did have a couple of wet days. We also were not able to visit or stay in some places as either the roads were flooded or the camp areas were under water. We did stop for a couple of nights at Condobolin, managed to dry out but also had to contend with the mice. We stopped for a visit to the utes in the paddock. These have been moved recently and you can now do a drive by complete with footpath. A good draw card to the town.

We moved on and headed east and arrived at Yeoval. This is a lovely little town not much there but it is home to the Banjo Patterson Museum. Banjo spent the first 7 years of his life at Yeoval before the family moved on to Yass.

This is a wonderful museum and you could spend a good couple of hours here just wandering and reading the letters, poems and all the other memoribillia. There is also a lovely little cafe called Clancys where we had the best burger and a very reasonable price. Check out the website and take the time to visit. They have recently had a bronze statue erected out the front. Alf and his wife are volunteers at the museum, he also manages the great camp ground complete with ensuite bathrooms and power available for a very reasonable price. Alf’s wife when not at the museum also drives the school bus. Also on market days you can find Alf behind the BBQ cooking up sausages for the sausage sizzle, https://www.banjopatersonmorethanapoet.com.au

Another thing that the locals have erected along the main road from Dubbo through to Molong is the animals on bikes. Some stand out really well and others are further into the paddocks. Great for the kids and even the adults trying to find them. We did use Wiki camps to help us locate as we drove along.

We recently caught up with Aidan Saggers one of the owners of 7th Street Caravans in Heatherbrea. Phill had a good chat with Aidan as he goes through some of the vans available in the yard. There is nice easy access of the Pacific Highway in Heatherbrea. Some of the brands available are Option RV, Paramount, Road Trip, Silver Valley and new to the range is Hurricane. Plus they have used vans available as well. Along with friendly staff to answer all your RV questions and also van servicing available. https://www.7thstreetcaravans.com.au/

We continue on with the journey of David and Martina and catch up with them in Fraser Island. They take us through some of the great places on the island not to be missed. One thing I have not mentioned is that Martina is a chef and always manages to cook up a good feed.