On The Road Again - Our Next Adventure

After just three hectic days back at home, we have packed the van and headed off again on our next adventure.

We headed west, through Parkes, past the random Elvis statue in a paddock......

Before having lunch in the park at Bogan Gate.  No, Mick is not being a Bogan.

Our destination for the day was Trundle.  Yes, Mamma Mia, here we go again....... it is the ABBA Festival this weekend.

There aren't a real lot of campers here as yet, but that will certainly change tomorrow.  

The weather is overcast, with rain forecast for tonight and tomorrow.  We all have everything crossed for a decent fall.  No one will mind at all if it rains on our parade, so to speak.  As you can see from the photos, it is still very dry here.  We have passed many paddocks freshly sown with crops in anticipation of this rain event, and some crops sown a little while ago, which will benefit from some rain.

After we set up camp we went for a wander up the street.  Please tag along.

A few wattles are starting to bloom, despite the dry conditions.

I'm always amazed that so many of these small towns have such grand town halls.  They show a great sense of civic pride by the earlier settlers, and also confidence in the futures of these towns.

Trundle has the widest street in NSW.

The old Rural Bank.  These buildings are generally identifiable by a small frieze of wheat either side of the double entrance doors, which had a similar emblem.  Sadly, they have all been removed from this building.

The pub has the longest verandah in NSW.  Sadly, this building too is not in the best condition.  However, the upstairs verandah appears to have had quite a bit of work done on it.  This is not the best photo.  I'll try and get a better one tomorrow, when the sun is in a better position.

We heard that the old butcher's shop had opened as a cafe, so were keen to have a look.  Apparently, it had been a private residence for some time.

The interior of The Butcher's Brew Cafe is lovely and fresh.

It turns out that they only opened for the first time on Saturday, so this weekend will be a baptism of fire.  

The dining room is rather flash, and check out the original butcher's block from the shop.  There is the second one outside in the courtyard garden.

Which is where we sat to enjoy our afternoon tea.  It really is a lovely place to sit and while away the time.  We enjoyed chatting with some locals who were also supporting the new cafe.  

I've got to give them a plug, as it is so good to see a new vibrant business open up in a small town.  We will certainly try to visit again this weekend.

One sad thing this year is that there won't be a quilt show.  Quite a few of the organisers are away, so they made the decision to shelve it this time.  Apparently it will be back next year.  I do hope so.

Mick has headed off to the pub this evening to watch the footy, so I'm enjoying sitting in the quiet in the van.  Tomorrow should be a nice, lazy day.