The morning was beautiful. The rain had cleared the sky of
the depressing dust haze and left a crisp blue sky.
We refuelled in Denman and headed back through Sandy
Hollow to Merriwa. We were heading for Lake Burrendong
near Wellington.
It meant going over our tracks for a short time, which I try to
avoid if possible as it becomes boring seeing the same scenery.
Well, to me it does.
Judy needed to pee, so we pulled up in Sandy Hollow and I
took the photo below. Karen visits there occasionally. The name
always fascinated me. It's only a tiny settlement along the way.
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Not too long after, the land started to become greener and more fertile.
The buildings with the sign - Wellington Correctional Centre -
indicated we were approaching Wellington.
As we needed to restock our food, I looked around Wellington for
a supermarket and a place to park.
I'd looked on Google Earth Street View at the main business area
of Wellington, so had a
pretty good idea where certain shops were.
I had the impression that Wellington was a small town but it
certainly isn't. It was extremely busy when we arrived around 2pm. It
was so busy I had a huge problem finding somewhere to park the caravan.
I eventually decided to drop Judy off at the supermarket entrance and
get more fuel while she shopped.
We arranged for her to wait near the entrance and I'd drive by to pick
her up
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At the service station, the helpful attendant told me of a special
caravan parking area in the business area but he also told me that
mostly people with cars used it!
He was correct. Nicely spaced so I couldn't park the van and caravan
were cars, even though the signs specifically said the area was for long
vehicles.
So, I drove around and around the town filling in time, looking for
Judy, until I gave up and more by good luck than good management I came
across a shady group of trees near the showground. After a suitable time
I checked again for Judy.
Still no luck!!One more drive around I thought. I turned up a street
and saw the Wellington Railway Station which had a clear area to
park.
Seeing it looked impressive, to my brain anyway, I took the picture
below.
I wandered around, talked to the dogs, listened to the radio, then
finally decided she MUST be ready now.
I was correct at last. The poor bugger struggled with the bags of
groceries as I held up the traffic.
With annoyed motorists passing me, I drove off and headed for Lake
Burrendong.
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