Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 at 09:00
I did use the Coolah road a few times, but found the road through
Mendooran shorter.
G/windi is about 3.5 hours, depends on how you go getting out of
Brisbane.
Warwick and
Toowoomba are as slow as each other.
Take the new bypass at g/windi, there is a
truck stop there. Top up here or Boggabilla.
There is the
truck stop on the south side of Narrabri.
All roads I have mentioned are 2 lane bitumen, unless you take the short cut at the back of
Mendooran across the Castlereagh river.
Comfortable at 90 to 100, can sit on 100 most of the time.
2 hours after Narrabri?
Coonabarabran is a good hour plus, and that stretch south of Narrabri is pretty boring. Have almost fallen asleep there a couple of times.
If you are looking for a motel or such like, not sure,
Mendooran is pretty small.
Dunedoo you might pick up something.
Gulgong has a few good motels, but once you get there you are almost at
Mudgee.
Haven't tried AJs suggestion re
Boggabri. It might be better now the Newell is 100 all the way. The advantage of the Newell was sitting on 110 true, good open road and easy passing the trucks governed to 100, and once I got to the hills south of Coonabarabran, I turned off and didn't get caught by trucks in the hills.
I was working in western
Sydney, 2 weeks on and two weeks off, for about a year on one contract. Then worked for some one else in western
Sydney so did regular visits. Needed to leave Brisy early afternoon and be in Syndey office next morning for 9:00am. Took a bit of gear, so flying didn't work.
Did try the
New England instead of the Newell, but harder driving and the pajero is not so good on the uphill overtaking lanes.
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