Zipping along the New UK Highway

For lovers of NRL, all roads in Queensland resemble their favourite Broncos while a 800km drive south of the border into NSW evokes memories of the Blues.
The former PM Tony Abbott wanted to be remembered as leader of an infrastructure government; surely he must have travelled the NSW country roads. A veritable plaid of tar McAdam repair jobs and where these did not meet they insert a kerbside notice “reduce speed, rough road ahead”
To put a fine point on south of the border roads our caravan rig bounced merrily along its surface like the TV bouncing ball identifying the words of a song for everyone to sing along.
From Toowoomba to Armidale along the supposed New England Highway we passed Warwick—English, thru Ben Lomond and Glencoe—Scottish, Llanglothlan—Welsh, Guy Fawkes National Park—English, with an overnight stay at Tenterfield the Aussie home of Sir Henry Parkes 1889 address encouraging Federation. (Tenterfield being named after some Scottish farm!)
But!
The blue mountain scenery together with sheep pasture land and healthy crops are magnificent. Too difficult to capture on anything less than a Leica. And communities everywhere that demand that we return for a closer enjoyment. Poplar tree varieties tell of visionary plantings half a century ago that frame kilometre after kilometre of farmland acreage and creek-beds alike.
Just beautiful!
We left Dorothy O’Connor along with Rodney, Jo, Zachy and Sasha after brekky together in Toowoomba on Wednesday and here on Friday night we are about 800km into NSW at Dubbo, (with nightly stop-overs at Tenterfield and Armidale) and tomorrow we’re ready to check out the Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
Toowoomba is a gorgeous city, especially during its annual flower festival; a floral feast which is not limited to council’s park garden beds and median strip plantings, but lovingly embraced by house-proud gardeners all over this awesome metropolis.
Heading for Melbourne in a bit over a week, we know we need to re-visit this tremendous region— especially Armidale and all the major centres along the New England and Newell Highways—- scenery, wineries, tourist drives and perhaps all in the colourful autumn hues.