The late autumn sun was starting to set as we drove along the road we thought led to the telescopes near Narrabri. The atmosphere in the car was tense as we had disagreed on whether to squeeze in a last sightseeing stop after a long day on the road. As we drove along the sparsely … Read more
The thought of driving over 3000km (1900 miles) in only twelve days was confronting. To my dismay I had agreed with my husband to go on a road trip to outback Australia with our three young children in tow.
Was our journey to outback New South Wales worthwhile? I had initially been unsure whether I wanted to travel such long distances. We had considered some other holiday options before committing to this trip.
Our outback Australia journey commenced with the lengthy 1000km (650 mile) drive from urbane Sydney to the isolated opal mining town of White Cliffs. We were unsure where the real outback began, and looked forward to exploring new territory.
Travel inspirations can develop unexpectedly, or take a while to come to fruition. Our current inspiration to visit outback Australia has been bubbling quietly in the background for many years now, and has been bypassed several times by other ideas whose time had come.