Coonamble is on the Castlereagh River, a small country town in the middle of farming areas. Population is larger than our town with 3000 or so people. We didn't go too far from the main drag, not that there was a great deal there. As with most country towns, there are many boarded up shopfronts. I love looking at the old buildings & attempting to photograph them. Not always easy with traffic going past! The kids were suprised there was a theatre - we explained that the town would have been much bigger in the past.
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Plaza Theatre - built after a fire destroyed the original theatre in 1929 |
Where we stayed
Cypress Motel (Castlereagh Highway Coonamble 68221400)We were going to stay in a cabin in the caravan park but they were booked out. When hubby had asked, they had suggested the Cypress. It looks like it has been recently renovated. Typical basic motel but just right for what we needed. The family room had 3 single beds in a separate room though the wall didn't actually go to the ceiling! Looks like it was put in later & has been built so the ceiling fan can still operate! The main bed was comfy and the bathroom adequate with soaps & shampoos. It was reasonable for the 5 of us & nice and quiet at night!
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View from the back of the motel - looking sort of east! |
Where we ate
For dinner we decided to go to the Bowling Club. Service was quick & prices reasonable. My steak was well done rather than medium, but that could have just been a mix up with mine & my husbands plates (he prefers well done). $13 got us a good sized sirloin steak, mashed potato, beans & zuchini & squash with tomato. Two kids had kids meals - chicken nuggets & chips. Our oldest has Coeliacs Disease so we ordered her a grilled chicken breast with vegetables - we had asked about the chips & they were battered. The kids meals included a slushie & a jelly cup. All 3 proclaimed the slushie to taste weird, but downed the red jelly cups quickly. Hubby had sticky date pudding & ordered extra ice cream for the kids to have with their jelly.Next morning we needed coffee so headed for the main street. Went to a coffee lounge that hubby had been to before. Kids loved that we were sitting on lounge chairs. We basically had morning tea - coffee, cake + pies for the boys. Coffee was what I term country coffee - milky & weak. After 19 years in the country I'm used to it but should remember to ask for a 2nd shot! Fortunately we were able to get DD12 some gluten free passionfruit cheesecake which was quite nice. The boys proclaimed the pies good, though DS10 couldn't find much cheese in his cheese & bacon pie.
What we did
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Cool mural in an alley |
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