Warwick, QLD via Glen Innes, NSW

We decided that instead of heading straight north for Goondiwindi from Moree we would instead turn east and head for Inverell and Glen Innes.  The drive from Moree to Inverell was nothing special, nor was the drive from Inverell to Glen Innes, but on arrival in Glen Innes we headed for the Visitor Centre so we could find out about doing a quick bit of fossicking while we were in the Sapphire Capital of Australia. 

We were directed to a local caravan park who offered fossicking on site for a relatively small fee.  We watched a short video on how to sieve and pan the gravel wash and how to identify the sapphires before heading out to immerse our hands in freezing cold muddy water for the next hour or so (and pay for the privilege!!).  However our persistence paid off and we were rewarded with a couple of small sapphires.  And so, riches made, we headed off for our free camp site for the night about 40kms south of Warwick, or so we thought......

After stopping for a photo shoot at the border of NSW and QLD, and proving to the kids that we can be in two places at once, we kept heading north towards camp.  However this was to be the first time that Apple iMaps failed us.  It turned out that the turn off to our free camp was actually on a road that ran beside the highway and that we should have gotten onto a few kilometres earlier, and there were no other exits.  Grrrr iMaps, you didn't show that part!!!  Oh well, we decided that since Warwick was only 40kms away we would just continue on and find a caravan park for the night.

And find one we did, the most expensive park we have stayed in, with the worst facilities, and the most arrogant owner.  So glad we only booked in for one night there.  Again, we had intended to stay in Warwick for a couple of days to look for work but again we changed plans and decided to move on the following day.  We did go for a bit of a drive around the city centre and were amused to see some of the decorations being hung in the trees for a Jazz and Jumper Festival.  Would have been nice to see it all complete but the road and some more job prospects were calling us and so away we went.  Next stop, Toowoomba......