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Literary Reflections: My Blue Mountains Journey

November 10, 2024 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 2 Comments

An email conversation with a fellow blogger took me back to the archives in search of whatever I had written on the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney, New South Wales. And that led me to this tale from ten years ago. It's quite the literary effort, so I thought I would put it out there … Continue reading Literary Reflections: My Blue Mountains Journey

4. Moree to Lightning Ridge

October 29, 2023 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 25 Comments

Sunday 15th October 2023 After a light continental breakfast and chat with a Canadian family who are returning to Melbourne after a holiday in Queensland, we topped up on fuel and pulled out of Moree around 9.30am Sunday morning heading west on the two-lane Gwydir Highway, destination Lightning Ridge via Collarenebri.  As usual I took … Continue reading 4. Moree to Lightning Ridge

Home is the Wanderer

October 28, 2023 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 22 Comments

Last day on the road: Friday 27th October 2023 After 16 nights / 17 days on the road, we have returned home. We pretty much circumnavigated New South Wales on this trip, or as much as could be accessed without needing a four-wheel drive vehicle, such as is called for to go waaaay outback to … Continue reading Home is the Wanderer

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