A week of slow camping as digital nomads at Cadagi Farm.
On a quiet site overlooking the Talbragar River, we were able to lick our wounds, and get those needed repairs done to Bessie, our veteran 200 series ‘Cruiser. Nobody but myself to blame, as I had assumed that all was good with the (critical) diesel fuel filter, which was supposed to have been checked at the last service. Humph! Not only was it not checked, but the apprentice who did the ‘service’ didn’t notice that the bolts had been used to fit the filter had happily welded themselves onto the filter housing. No way to get them off, to change the dirty filter, other than drilling them out… Happily, Dubbo City Toyota were incredibly helpful, even on a busy Monday morning, and got us sorted.
So, not according to plan, we had a week of slow camping at Cadagi Farm, of working as a digital nomad on the banks of the splendid little (seasonal) Talbragar River, just a short drive out of Dubbo. No facilities, no other campers, just us and the grassy tree-lined banks. Yes, there was some noise, but it was the noise of the swarms of Cockatoos and Corellas who came down in the evenings to drink in the river, and the monkey-like squawks of the Little Friarbirds who constantly chattered through the tree-tops.
With excellent Telstra reception, I was easily able to connect up and work through what was a pretty sweltering week. No problem with power, due to our new expanded solar and 24v off-grid set-up, and we were even able to use air-conditioning (yup, off-grid!) when the temps really piled on.
In the quiet of the evenings, we took our two dogs on the riverside walk that meanders along the Talbragar, frogs, turtles and fish splashing about below; while a wily Australasian Darter (Snakebird) did a lot better at the fishing than I probably would have done.
Great place for a quiet spot of contemplative slow camping.
Info on Cadagi farm camping – https://www.cadagifarm.com.au/
