Bathurst - Mudgee

Took it easy today. The weather is starting to warm up, but at least we are getting cool nights to take it easy. We really took the back roads to Mudgee. We passed through Rylstone which was just gorgeous.

Passed several little towns that were either falling apart or were nothing memorable. Most were coal mining towns. We passed two horrible coal fired power stations. They were such a blot on the landscape.

Rylstone was cute. It was, like most towns in the region, an ex gold boom town so had the classic pub on every corner and it was really full of cute shops and cafes. It was a great stop. There is also a fabulous Lake nearby that’s called The Swamp. Its part of a national park so we couldn’t visit, but the pictures look fabulous.

We arrived at Mudgee late in the afternoon. We had a wander around the gorgeous gold boom town that was full of fabulous double storey buildings throughout the three main blocks and there were also several substantial buildings that really made this town feel big. It still seems like a very prosperous town though. There was only one to two empty shops. It was hot till about 10pm when the breeze finally came in and cooled us all down.