A long straight drive west today…

We arrive to the Balranald river caravan park – wow lush green grass, this place looks tops there are a few catches though!

Just before dusk the cocktoos go nuts, hundreds of them in the trees along the river. Then the mozzies appear, hundreds, thickest we’ve ever seen. But after dark all seems calm – till 5am the Cocktoos started again – and they didn’t stop for 2 hrs – it was ear piercing.

But we still loved this froggy town.

After an early wake up we drove to the Yanga Homestead and Woolshed, which have been in the hands of the NPWS since 2005.

Yanga Woolshed ploughmans lunch by the river.

After a great lunch on the riverbank we wandered around the beautiful Yanga Woolshed. We had this place to ourselves, Gaz & I loved our childhood memories once we stepped inside. Whilst it was much bigger than the ones we spent our childhood around, the smells were familiar as were the old wool presses and peppercorn trees.

I loved wandering around this character filled place.

The kids were stoked to finally be able to get their hands on an ipad – even though there were no angry birds on there.