Saturday dawned cold and clear – no ice on the car or the van so far despite low temperatures. We can see where there has been some frost damage to plants.
Getting out of Texas was an interesting puzzle as the TomTom and I disagreed on which route to take. It didn’t help that there are at least four ways to go. We got a cheery wave from the people camped by the river. It seems free-camping is much more accepted in Queensland. The trip from Texas to Casino was long and my shoulders were a bit sore from all the twisty roads.
Travelling through the valleys we were struck by the amount of damage and debris left from the heavy rains earlier this year. It is amazing to drive down into a dry creek-bed and look up at a large concrete bridge broken in half and part swept away by water and debris. Then we came across 2 others in similar condition. All the creek-beds and banks showed signs of tremendous rushing water carrying large logs and limbs way above the current levels. In some places the water across the road would have been an easy 5 metres above it.
In Tenterfield while I redeemed one of the vouchers we got at the Maitland show at the visitor centre for a dozen free range eggs, Anne had a word with the owner of the Peter Allen Motel next door. Some of you may have seen Anne’s challenge quilt featuring (with permission from the motel owners) the Boy from OZ in the same pose as the Motel uses on its signboard.
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