WARRUMBUNGLES

It is nice to once again be out in the bush, surrounded by nature, mobs of kangaroos and emus grazing on the flats next to our camp, with the backdrop of the rugged mountains that are the Warrumbungles, which means jagged mountain in Aboriginal. On the drive here from Dubbo we passed through Gilgandra where the flat expanses started to give way to some rolling hills. It is quite lush and green around these parts, an added contrast to the flat dry plains we have been travelling through for the past month or so. The dark and dramatic outline of the Bungles appeared as we passed the turn off to Wallumburrawang, turned left at Tooraweenah and then right again at Gummin Gummin, and made it to Camp Blackman in the afternoon. A very picturesque setting with the sounds of kookaburras, carrawongs and other birds a constant soundtrack to the magnificent view. Jarra is becoming used to life on the move and has been sleeping well lately, he is even putting himself to bed at night time. We have resorted to taking him for a drive in the afternoon so that he falls asleep and we then transfer him to his bed, he does not think that he needs an afternoon nap but he gets quite feral without it. We reckon we are spending as much money on petrol to get him to sleep as we used to on family day care for him!! More in the next post about Tal cooking Post boxes Rennie losing her teeth Yarrie Lake Wrong turn oops, bad hills Jarra’s Birthday