Day 53 Little Sierra had picked up a tummy bug at childcare and we woke up this morning with lots of people sick overnight. Sierra, Kristin, Marie and Brenton were all ill so headed back to Mudgee. That left John, Daniel and us to go for a journey up in the boat. This time we went down river towards the dam wall but as the lake is just so big, we turned around 15 km short if it. Last year it was at 12% capacity and earlier this year it was at 120%, now reduc...

Day 52 After packing was complete, the 9 people, 4 cars and 2 boats set off to Burrendong Dam for the night, 40 minutes drive away. Camp was set up including one of John's tents that should have a permit from the local planning department it is so big! Michael and I had a slightly unsuccessful journey in the smaller boat as the was something wrong with the motor so returned to base. The John took Michael and I upriver in the larger boat. This is an almost e...

Day 51 Covered the relatively short distance from Dubbo to Mudgee, 128km, in the morning. Kristin, Shae, Daniel and Sierra were all back at John and Marie's for Easter. The boys all disappeared into John's impressive shed, well one of his sheds, where they drank beer while packing for the next days camping trip. This included going looking in a dam for yabbies (small crayfish like crustations). The girls on the other hand went for wine and cheese at the Hig...