Cameron Corner New Years

G'day,

we spent the last week and a bit travelling around the top half of NSW with the goal of celebrating three New Years Eves at Cameron Corner.

Firstly, I got to say that NSW is a big State. If you hurry you'll take the best part of two days getting from near Sydney to Cameron Corner. There were times between Louth and White Cliffs my brain was thinking I was somewhere in the NT, due to the huge views and remoteness we felt.

Secondly, NSW has some spectacular scenery. Up through the Upper Hunter, out through Gilgandra and Warren then down the Darling, we saw plenty of fat sheep and cattle and classic old wheatbelt properties.
West of the Darling River and it's a different World. Huge horizons, dry dusty lake beds. Then we started to get wrapped in the history of the explorers. We travelled in the footsteps of Sturt for a while and you can still feel the frustration and sadness of his team being stuck at Depot Glen then losing his second in command to scurvy just as they could get going again.

Visiting White Cliffs and Milparinka shows that the spirit of adventure is alive and well in this land and then we arrive at Cameron Corner. There were about 70 people there to celebrate three new years eves in one night by moving around the corner post of NSW, SA and Qld. It was a real buzz and well worth the effort.
Some chose to party all night but we had an appointment with the golf course on the morning of January 1, 2015. Three holes in three States to complete the nine hole course. Sump oil "greens" with bones of dead animals, various animal droppings on the greens and the heat of the Strezlecki Desert to contend with, it really is a challenge.

Driving home we visited Tibooburra to watch the town celebrate at the two pubs in true country style - home made pool and a bucking bull with country music blasting for two directions, the party was on. We camped between Tib and Wanaaring, then headed east, picking up some massive storms at Bourke before escaping east to Walgett.
On to Pilliga Bore Baths to recover before we discovered the Cuttabri Wine Shanty has been closed for a while. We finished our quick holiday at the Coolah Tops National Park. This is one of my favourite National Parks. It has a great climate in Summer, heaps of wildlife and history but no crowds. The views are spectacular. Looking to the north west and north east the Pinnacles and Breeza lookouts give you views that equal to many other places around Australia.

We love travelling through Australia but Western NSW has so much to offer and I really enjoy getting out there when I can.

Hoo roo,
Steve