Newtown to Armidale

Having ditched our original itinerary and head for Lake Eyre, we decided to still visit my parents, Jim and Isabel, in Armidale even though it was a bit off route. So at 7:30am, we headed off. But the first stop was my office at Resource 88 in Redfern to get a data file from my computer which I discovered could not be accessed by VPN. That made us just late enough to meet peak hour traffic northbound on the bridge. Ah well.

Bro and Fabe pull a face for their sister.

Just for a change, and to avoid stop-start driving, we headed out to Windsor and then up the Putty Road to Singleton. At 9:00am Bro asked when we would get there. That's when the first maths lesson of the trip began. If google maps estimates we will take 7 hours driving and we want to stop for 1 hour en route, what time will we arrive?

The Putty Road is a beautiful drive with very little traffic. However, the combined weight of the Landcruiser and Camper Trailer is about 4 tonnes, making hill climbing very slow and scenic. So we took a bit longer to reach Armidale than normal. On the plus side, it is nicer to be passed than having to pass other vehicles, and you see more and can stop easier.