From Lightning Ridge, we headed south, looking forward to spending four nights in the Warrumbungles... but like all good plans, it changed for the better with a diversion to the Pilliga Forest.
We drove south through Walgett and Coonamble - all productive country, with crops of wheat ready for harvest. The ominous storm clouds brewing explained the urgency in the movement of harvesting machinery on the highways. There was rain forecast - plenty of it - and the farmers were desperate to get their crops off the paddocks before it hit.
At Coonabarabran we restocked, and were just about to head down the back road to the Warrumbungles, when I suggested we head to the Pilliga Forest Discovery Centre at Barandine. Our last house was made of Cypress Pine from the Pilliga, and we had always wanted to see the country where the timber had come from. It was a great decision.
