We set our sites on the town of Warren and set up camp at the Warren Weir on the Macquarie River, the water was just flowing over the wall of the weir. When we arrived there was only one other van, as the afternoon progressed a few more vans and camper trailers turned up. It is a great spot and would easily be as big as four football fields put together, so much room.
We met our neighbouring campers, can't remember their names but they had a cute little little dog called Toby. We had organised to have a drink with them but as the sun started to set a very cold chill set in, so happy hour didn't happen. Warren is commonly called cotton country with the discovery of Warren Waterhole, a natural spring that at the time provided enough water for crops and the town. The first venture into farming at Warren however was a cattle station.
John Oxley camped at what would eventually be the present site of the township in 1818. Charles Sturt followed 10 years later and by 1830 cattle were happily grazing in the area.In 1845 Warren Station was established by Thomas Readford and William Lawson the son of the famous explorer, for whom he had been named after.
We stayed here for four days just to sit back and relax a little.
Still in the area we travelled to Quambone and camped at the old sports ground. The oval is no longer used except by a mob of Kangaroos we saw in the afternoons. The tennis courts and swimming pool are still in use, just not in winter.
We walked through the town and that just about killed 10 minutes, with the sun shinning and the bitter wind blowing we called into the General Store, Post Office and Tourist Info Centre and had the advertised home made pumpkin soup and a coffee, a good hour later we finished our chat with the husband and wife that ran it.
The town has the smallest operational library in NSW, I suppose you have to be famous for something.
The next day we drove out to the can't miss Macquarie Marshes, normally full of birds and other wild life but due to the drought the green marshes were brown and sadly missing the animals and birds that usually call it home, but in saying that we did see a couple of Emus.
In the afternoon we called into the Sundowner Hotel and had a couple of beers, small but very family friendly (not too many empty seats) a great way to finish our time here and at Warren.
We met our neighbouring campers, can't remember their names but they had a cute little little dog called Toby. We had organised to have a drink with them but as the sun started to set a very cold chill set in, so happy hour didn't happen. Warren is commonly called cotton country with the discovery of Warren Waterhole, a natural spring that at the time provided enough water for crops and the town. The first venture into farming at Warren however was a cattle station.
John Oxley camped at what would eventually be the present site of the township in 1818. Charles Sturt followed 10 years later and by 1830 cattle were happily grazing in the area.In 1845 Warren Station was established by Thomas Readford and William Lawson the son of the famous explorer, for whom he had been named after.
We stayed here for four days just to sit back and relax a little.
Still in the area we travelled to Quambone and camped at the old sports ground. The oval is no longer used except by a mob of Kangaroos we saw in the afternoons. The tennis courts and swimming pool are still in use, just not in winter.
We walked through the town and that just about killed 10 minutes, with the sun shinning and the bitter wind blowing we called into the General Store, Post Office and Tourist Info Centre and had the advertised home made pumpkin soup and a coffee, a good hour later we finished our chat with the husband and wife that ran it.
The town has the smallest operational library in NSW, I suppose you have to be famous for something.
The next day we drove out to the can't miss Macquarie Marshes, normally full of birds and other wild life but due to the drought the green marshes were brown and sadly missing the animals and birds that usually call it home, but in saying that we did see a couple of Emus.
In the afternoon we called into the Sundowner Hotel and had a couple of beers, small but very family friendly (not too many empty seats) a great way to finish our time here and at Warren.
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