Cobar

18th September – Friday

Yesterday’s wind and dust storm finally abated enough for us to safely lower the awning about 8.15 pm last night, after spending many hours listening, looking and hoping!

This morning was clear and crisp, just as the weather has proved to be – 22 degrees is certainly a big difference to the temperatures of the last few weeks! We left Bourke and headed south to Cobar, driving through low scrubby trees most of the way. There are an amazing number of wild flowers blooming (just low ground covering plants) in yellows and whites, as well as a shrubby local acacia which is in full bloom. The road was long and flat and in good condition, with little traffic.

The caravan park at Cobar took a bit of finding but is very nice, although it doesn’t have the rose gardens of Kidman’s Camp at Bourke. We actually have a double concrete slab, which means the caravan is parked on the slab.

After lunch we visited the Heritage and Tourist Information Centre, which is located right next to the original copper mine (Cobar is a copper mining town), and also has a nice park with sculptures and old mining features. We then drove out of town to have a look at the new open cut mine and could see other copper and gold mines in the region.

Cobar seems to be quite a prosperous little town, much different to Bourke.