June Long Weekend in Bathurst

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Shane, Lee-Anne and Daniel (Shane's cousin) all arrived at Glenbrook just before 7.00pm for 7.30pm departure. Ian & Margaret arrived 7.45pm or there about and after a little chat we stopped at Lithgow for a cuppa. We arrived in Bathurst around 9.30pm. 

After a bad night Friday we headed for the Bathurst Information Centre who advised us that we could camp in the Showground and gave us the telephone number of the caretaker.  The cost was quite reasonable, however we needed to discuss it amongst the 5 of us, so we went and had breakfast next door in the coffee shop.  The breakfast was nice and I would recommend eating there for the breakfast. They also have lunch and dinner, sometimes eating macca's is not always good.

We decided to camp at the showground (which is just across the road from the information centre) for the rest of the weekend. They had markets, an auction and on Saturday night the trots were on. The cost of camping with the car was $20 and Ian & Margaret's camper trailer was $50 for the rest of the weekend (not each night which was good). 

So to the showground we went and set up camp asap as we had the most important thing to do which was to go to Mount Panorama to drive around the track. We all had the same passion but not as much as what Ian had.  We took photos and video of us all on poll position. Driving around the track was such a hoot we all envy those drivers who drive around the track but not at the speed they do.  We all have respect for them more then ever before.  Even though the speed limit is 60, when I drove for the umth time, I decided that I would not put my foot on the brake, but do the 60 klm's just to see what it felt like, but when we got to the hair pins the boys were a bit scared so I had to brake. Ian & Margaret finally caught up with us and I said just jokingly lets go in the reserve direction which is what we did & it was so weird.

Ian could have stayed there all day just driving around the track but we had other places to go to and one was the museum. Wow what a place we had our photo taken out the front and inside was just amazing.  If you don't know what to do in Bathurst, well driving around the track and going to the museum are around 2 things you can do. 

After a good day we headed back to camp around 5.00pm and we had nibbles and sat around talking about what we were going to do Sunday.  About 6.30 - 7.00pm we headed over for dinner which was a good hearty country dinner and then watched the trots. I believe Ian had a bet and lost however Daniel also had a bet and won. Well done. After our night at the trots we turned in as it was bit of an early start the next day.

Sunday we headed off to Abercrombie House which has 2 tours - 11.00am (which we just missed) the other was a 2.00pm. Ian was eager to go and see the Dinosaur & Gem museum which we did to fill in time. What a place, you just don't know what you are walking on when you head bush.  Abercrombie House is amazing with its 55 or there about rooms. It’s another place worth visiting to hear about its history before the current owner moved in with his family. By the time the tour ended and we had our High Tea of Devonshire Tea, which Ian and I fought over, it was time for us to head back to camp and discuss whether we were going home early or late and was there anywhere else we wanted to go.  I said I would like to take Shane over to see Hill end. 

Monday morning we packed up and headed over to Hill End and were there in time for brunch so we thought why not. Their pies and sausages rolls were to die for.  The owner did a course in pastry however by trade he is a plumber.  For a quick trip over to Hill End it was worth it for the pies and rolls.                                                

Thank you Ian and Margaret. 

 From Lee-Anne, Shane & Daniel