We left Griffith after Allthego returned from a town visit to secure some Italian bits and pieces for the road ahead. Some excellent salami, mortadella and semi dried tomatoes would make an excellent sandwich on a baked bun. Also, he couldn’t resist a tub of Sicilian style green olives. Very moorish.

We made our way back down the Kidman Way crossing the Murrumbidgee at Darlington Point. Some nice murals and parkland are here beside the river.

A little further along we crossed back over the river at Carrathool an old service town beside the abandoned railway line. The old 1924 lift bridge over the river is still intact alongside its recent replacement.

We have made it through to Hay and are set up at the Hay Caravan Park. We have been in this place before, easy going and big sites.

The Murrumbidgee at Hay seems to be at its widest. One could spend some time here poking around town. There are some really great sheep sculptures located outside the old post office, one sits and reads a novel.

Down by the river we drove (some actually walk along the trail !) around a sculpture trail that highlights historical points of interest in the development of the town, including indigenous mattes of importance.

About 16km out of town there is a sunset viewing platform where one can sit and gaze across the Hay Plain as the sun drops into a paddock. We went out there and enjoyed a glass of white and some of the Italian nibbles we picked up in Griffith, the really nice salami complemented the cheese and olives.

The sunset was not super spectacular, but there was a good reflection in a pool of water. Also, a great look over the plain with the sun streaming across it casting a golden hue over the paddocks of low scrub and grasses.

We are drawing close to the end of our journey down the River. Tomorrow will see us head for Balranald, from where we will seek the confluence of the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers. But more of this story next time!