Day
12 – 4/4/2012 - Lake Burrendong to Yarrie Lake
We
hit the road at about 9am to make it to Yarrie Lake, a campsite just
outside of Narrabri. We took the back roads up through Dunnedoo,
then up through Gunnedah and back out to Narrabri. It was good to
see a few new roads and towns.
On
our trip last year to the Snowy Mountains we called in at the radio
antenna at Parkes. It was there that we also discovered that there
was also a Compact Telescope Array at Narrabri. So this trip we were
determined to see that as well.
We
pulled up at the Narrabri Compact Telescope Array to take some photos
of the dishes, and after about 15 minutes, who should pull up in the
carpark but Allan and Evelyn. Perfect timing! We had planned to camp
together at Yarrie Lake so it worked out well.
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| Size comparison |
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| Compact Telescope Array |
After
a few wrong turns, (thanks to the camp site coordinates and vehicle
navigation), we eventually made it to Yarrie Lake and got two sites
with a great view of the lake and close to the amenities. The camp
ground was pretty much full in preparation for the Easter long
weekend so we were glad to get the two sites that we got. The Lake
is a perfect circle and was formed by a meteor crashing into the
earth thousands of years ago. It was great to watch the sun go down
and see the light changing on the lake.
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| Yarrie Lake |
Poor
Evelyn had no luck with the 'frog in the toilets' situation again –
in the toilets there was a sign saying “Please close the lid of the
toilets, as the water attracts the frogs, and the frogs attract the
snakes” - YIKES – that's a bit off-putting!
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| Pano |
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