Cobar to Peterborough

September 13: Today's drive is relatively short in terms of time and distance compared to the past two days. Tonight, we are camping at the Cobar Reservoir. There are actually two reservoirs in Cobar. The first, known as the Old Res, was built in the late 1800s after copper was discovered. The other reservoir, known as the Newey or new tank, is on the outskirts of the town. It has a boat ramp and flushing toilets and is our stop for this evening. The reservoir is a great spot to camp with lots of water birds and a lovely walk around the foreshore.
Distance today: 214 km.

September 14: We stopped at MacCullouchs Range rest area for a coffee break and saw the kids waiting for the playground to open.

Continuing west on the Barrier Highway, we have decided to break our journey and stay just outside Wilcannia, which lies on the Darling River. It was once a busy river port and, during the 1880s, was the third busiest port in Australia. However, like the old wharves, the town is now in disrepair. For those interested, there is now camping available at Warrawong, which has frontage on the Darling River and is on a working property several kilometres south of Wilcannia. They offer secluded campsites along the river and billabong. http://warrawongonthedarling.com.au/index.html and this is our camp for this evening. Distance today 257 km's.

September 15: We have camped in Broken Hill on many occasions and also at Silverton, but today we are just passing through. We filled up with fuel before crossing into South Australia. We had planned to camp at Yunta, but because we had such a strong tail wind, we pressed on and are now camped at Peterborough. Distance today: 483 km.