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Nov 18^th, 2013 at 7:48am

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Just a small overview of this trip. WE are now heading north back to Brisbane to clean up the house yard after the storms. House is still on the market.

Left home on 29 October and to date have not spent a cent on accommodation having free camped all the way. Have stopped mainly in rest areas as we travel

Photos below in order of where we stopped

Tookey Creek near Moree - 1 night

Brokkelhurst near Dubbo - 1 night

Wallendbeen - 1 night

Journami Creek near Talbingo - 7 nights

Wilks Park Wagga Wagga - 1 night

Old Junee (Friends back yard)- 8 nights (No Photo)

Forbes - 1 night

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Reply #1 - Nov 18^th, 2013 at 2:34pm

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Great to have these free places to stay. We also stayed a night in Wilkes Park at Wagga Wagga on our recent trip through NSW.

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Reply #2 - Nov 18^th, 2013 at 4:12pm

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Stopped at Hickeys Waterfall rest area just south of Coonabarrabran tonight. The falls are dry.

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Reply #3 - Nov 24^th, 2013 at 3:51pm

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After a week on Maggie's Dad's driveway in Dorrigo again on the road heading north. Stopped the night at Beardy Waters rest area just north ok Glen Innes

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Reply #4 - Nov 25^th, 2013 at 2:55pm

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Am about 300 metres back inside the Qld border at a roadside camp at Wallangarra.

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Reply #5 - Nov 26^th, 2013 at 4:14pm

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Nice photos Derek, looks like you had a great trip.

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Stump Jump wrote on Nov 26^th, 2013 at 4:14pm:

Nice photos Derek, looks like you had a great trip.

Still going.

Pulled into the Dumaresq arrest Area near Texas, Qld. Can stay here a maximum 14 days.

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Reply #7 - Nov 26^th, 2013 at 5:34pm

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Derek wrote on Nov 26^th, 2013 at 4:50pm:

Still going.

Pulled into the Dumaresq arrest Area near Texas, Qld. Can stay here a maximum 14 days.

Great part of our country the border rivers, enjoy..

Just a friendly reminder , closed season for murray cod until midnight November 30.…no take... yella belly for dinna.!!
Deano. Cool

experience is something you dont get until just after you need it.!!

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Reply #8 - Nov 26^th, 2013 at 5:49pm

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No fish being caught in the Dumaresq Dean. Locals say they are releasing too much water from the dam. Water is very clear as well

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Reply #9 - Nov 26^th, 2013 at 7:34pm

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We were camped just the other side of that big She Oak tree on our last trip Derek. Nice spot alright.

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