A Travelogue...Part 1, Going There

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First dawn on the road after a restful night in a

cabin on the banks of the Murrumbidgee river.

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Gum trees - Eucalyptus on the riverbank

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An old weatheboard house in Balranald NSW

I wonder who built it, who lived and loved there

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On to the scenic Hay Plains, some 200 miles of

nothing but miles and miles.

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Looking to left and right is the same...arid

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This farmer probably sold his water rights

to save the farm. His land is barren, his dams

are dry.

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Across the road may very well have bought the

water rights to flood irrigate rice fields for some

multi-national company. Flood irrigation is the most

wasteful water use imaginable in arid zones with

high evaporation rates.

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To alleviate the boredom, a fluffy white duck flew by.

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After 3 days of driving, arrived in one of the hubs
of Sydney, New South Wales at last, the
dandelion fountain of King's Cross
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and a beautiful bedroom in the house of our son's
mother in law's where we could lay our weary heads.
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To be continued....

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