After a late start (we slept in) we left Cowra and headed south/west. Out first stop was the town of Young where we drove through the centre and stopped to do some shopping at Woolworths and Big W. A little while later we stopped again for lunch at a roadside rest area. We have been impressed how well maintained and clean these places have been in NSW.
Cootamundra
Cootamundra is famous as it is the birthplace of Sir Donald Bradman (The cricketer if you didn’t know). We did a drive by of the house where he was born and to the park where they have a captain’s walk. There are busts of all of the Australian cricket captain’s. Some well done others not so. Anyway it was a nice break from driving. We drove through the town and came across some interesting buildings.
Junee
It was now late in the afternoon and the weather had turned grey and drizzly. We have been lucky so far and haven’t seen rain since Broken Hill at the start of our travels. We called in to the Junee Chocolate and Licorice Factory. Interesting place that was once a former flourmill and now is a tourist attraction with gift shop, and cafe. It would have been rude not to buy some of their chocolates and licorice. With the rain getting heavier it was time to find a place to stay overnight and ride out the storm.
Old Junee
About 9 kilometres out from Junee is Old Junee. Maybe they ran out of names! There is a public recreation reserve which we drove in and found a flat area where the grass was not high. With the rain pelting down we put up our shelter only to find that it was filling up with water. We put 2 extra grommets in and two more poles with a spreader bar and a perfect shelter was created.
The place was very large and we had it to ourselves. Plenty of firewood so we cooked on the campfire. Such a quiet spot we decided to say for a couple of nights. Spotted a kangaroo and plenty of bird life.
About Scamp
When we bought Scamp it only had a 40 litre water tank, not a lot if we are free camping. I found a 43 litre water tank on line that fits perfectly next to the wheel arch under the bed and next to the sliding drawer. Most of our electrical devices run of USB plugs so I installed 2 in the front cab, 2 in the middle and two in the back all powered by the secondary battery, they have been very handy.
