30th April 2025
Distance: 341 Km
Fuel: 37 L
Lightning Ridge to Surat
No rush to leave this morning so had leisurely shower then sat around before eating breakfast.
I think I have cured a problem with one of the indicators on the camper. Simple job – just slightly spread the pin on the connector. Unfortunately this change of routine led to a bad mistake, I left the support wheel down – usually do a walk round before I drive off but because of this change to routine I didn’t, fortunately only went a few metres before a clanking noise from the tow bar mount made me stop to investigate.
Easy drive in lovely weather, it is only about 60km from lighting Ridge to the Queensland border.
Used the heavy vehicle route to bypass St George.
No hold ups other than for a roadworks which only took a few minutes. Still lots of water lying about in the paddocks either side of the road but no major road damage that I saw. It was nice to see the road condition signs all green.
Stopped several times to stretch my legs and make tea,
Found the caravan park easy enough but not the pub that owned and ran it, they had given me a site number on the phone so set myself up then drove to get fuel and discovered the pub opposite the servo. After visiting them, paying and receiving the facilities key, left the car and walked around town, it is a small place so it didn’t take long.
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