Hay District

 Sorry, a bit late coming out this week, been a bit low on power to charge the computer, but have moved the van to get more sun and here we are.

We started this week at a free camp beside the Murrumbidgee at Sandy Point in Hay.

Sandy Point (hence the name)

Sandy Point Camp

As you can see a bit muddy, but all good for the one night.

We actually had booked into the Hay Caravan Park as the car was booked in to be serviced this week at Hay Toyota and with inclement weather on its way thought it best to keep charge up by plugging into power.  

This was a great park, can't give it a bigger enough wrap.

We spent our 3 days here being the tourist and doing housekeeping duties - washing linen etc, (Got to love fresh linen on the bed)

Hay turned out to be an interesting town but like the rest of Australia at the moment too bloody cold to actually enjoy it.  It was definitely Oodie weather

Thanks Jess & Grace for our early birthday presents

Mrs McGrath and her pet sheep (eccentric old people), but there was a reason, apparently she had trained her pet sheep (100 of them) to follow her over the old bridge, then the drovers' sheep would follow hers over, at the other side the McGrath's sheep would gather around her off to one side and the drovers would continue with their sheep all safely over the Murrumbidgee.

The Old Railway Station.

Love these old buildings

  

Painted Hay Water Towers

The Hay Weir

And how low the "Bidgee" is atm

Car serviced and once again on the road, but not too far this time as we had to make a stop at Maude, have a drink at the pub for Ron (Les' Dad), and a few photos for old times sake.

Les spent many summers up here camping with his Dad, at one time Ron was seriously considering purchasing this pub back in 1974.

Apparently it hasn't changed much

The main street in Maude

Maude Weir

Another camp along the Murrumbidgee about a km out of Maude.

 From Maude we travelled South and over the Murray at Tooleybuc and into Victoria

And that is where we finish this week, camped along the Murray just out from Tooleybuc