Tally slept through the night for the first time and so it was much easier getting up with her at 6am even though our car park was covered in mist. We sat and watched the sun rise together before Anna and Matty came out to join us. It wasn't long before Katharine and Jonny were up too so while they entertained the dog I had a shower then drove to the Laundromat to do a final load of washing before heading off into the country again. On the way home I picked up some French baguettes from a little Vietnamese bakery then headed back for breakfast and to pack up the van. While boiling my egg the gas cylinder ran out and when Nick changed to the second cylinder gas seemed to leak back into the empty one - bloody Jayco!! We couldn't find a local gas refill centre so decided to hit the road and find one en route. We took the Bells Line of Road through the Blue Mountains and it was stunning with apple orchards nearly all the way along and all the trees in blossom. Just before Lithgow the road became a bit windy and Jonny felt sick so we began to look for somewhere to stop and have morning tea. As we reached the outskirts of Lithgow Nick spotted a gas fittings and camping shop so pulled in to get the cylinder refilled and a new valve. We were served by the nicest man who couldn't have been more helpful! He replaced the valve for us and checked all the pipes for leaks; refilled the gas cylinder and rang a tyre place to see if they could top up the caravan tyres with nitrogen as one was looking a bit flat - all for under $50!!! The tyre place was right across the road and we only had to wait 10 minutes before we were being served - I love Lithgow! By this time it was time for lunch rather than morning tea so we drove on another 15 minutes to Lake Wallace and found a fabulous spot between the Lake and the playground for a picnic. We unpacked our chairs and set up under a tree and had a fantastic lunch, as the French baguettes were delicious - especially with the raspberry jam and fig jam bought yesterday from Leura!!! Eventually we packed up, much to the kids' dismay, and hit the road again. It was just our luck to pick this weekend to head towards Bathurst only to find out the Bathurst 1000 annual motor racing event was on! We had been warned that camping would be scarce and traffic terrible but we had a great run through. There was a very big police presence throughout the district but none of them seemed interested in us. We also just missed out on being breathalysed as we approached Blayney with the Ute in front of us being the last car pulled over - he'd just overtaken us too!!! Bathurst seemed like a great town, much prettier than I expected and although we couldn't see the racetrack as we passed Mount Panorama, there were a large number of vans at the camp already. We drove on to Carcoar Dam, about 50 kms South of Bathurst and arrived around 4pm. There were about 20 other vans already camped and although it wasn't as spacious as Chaffey Dam we managed to find a spot not far from the water. There are toilets, showers, drinking and dam water here and it's free! We set up the van, had a coffee and enjoyed the view of rolling green hills all around us. On the top of the hill on the other side of the lake is a wind farm and depending on which way the wind is blowing you can hear the turbines whoop whoop - its quite relaxing!! After a couple of hours we noticed the police had driven around the camp twice and heard them say they would be back tonight - not sure if that's a good sign or a bad one! We had a late dinner then a very quick game of Gubs before putting the kids in bed. We sat and watched TV for a while and then went to sleep enjoying the silence and the dark after our floodlit car park. Its good to be back in the country again!