Myall Park Botanic Gardens

 5 - 6 March 2025

We left Armidale with the GPS set for Goondiwindi - back into Queensland. Our first stop was in Guyra for morning tea and a look around. We bought sandwiches, something we rarely do, but aware that it could be a hot, wet, windy day so a ready made lunch would make things easier. On the way to Inverell we made a brief stop at a lagoon at Gilgai that Mick had visited with birding friend Ian.

We made it to Inverell in time for lunch in the park then set off towards the Queensland border - and a change of time zones. We'd gain an hour leaving daylight savings behind. When we arrived in Goondiwindi it was only 1:00pm and 35 degrees so we made a quick decision to keep on travelling - perhaps to Miles or Chinchilla. 

Mick drove for a while and I had another look at the map and realised it wouldn't be much of a detour to go back to Myall Park Botanic Gardens for a night. This lovely spot has a bird hide, and we'd arrive late enough that the heat would have started to wane. We called ahead and were pleasantly surprised when we arrived to find we were the only ones camped there, or maybe we were the only ones silly enough to be camping in this weather.

A well-earned drink after a long day

We did a quick set up - no awning - and Mick headed off to the bird hide until dusk. He enjoyed the session while I enjoyed the peace and quiet. He returned the next morning and then we packed up ready to move on to Chinchilla.