Parkes, Grong Grong and Narandera

We left Dubbo and headed to Parkes to take a look at the radio telescope there. Remember the movie about it called, "The Dish"? They actually did play that game of cricket up on the dish you know - it really is huge! It was some kind of special weekend so there were a lot of keen astronomy type people visiting and talking about all the planets, stars, etc they have seen or something. Fin and I had a look at the displays and the dish etc., took photos, had a lovely devonshire tea in The Dish cafe then kept going to Grong Grong.
At Grong Grong, we got directions to the little cemetary there and paid our respects to Ian and Aunty Thelma.
Following this we took a look at the old farm from the other side of the creek. The farmhouse looks deserted but the property looked good in general and the old 'beach' was still there as well as the tree laying on it's side and growing it's big branches straight up. The boys used to play on the beach in the sand and also on that tree. It brought back many good memories! We drove over the bridge and looked at the front gate and beyond then back across and took the back road into Narrandera. When we were nearly in town we saw a group of kangaroos not far from some houses; and they didn't even startle as we passed. Aah, the country!!
We stayed at a motor inn (motel) opposite the Ex-servicemen's Club and they had $8 roasts on Sunday night so guess where we had dinner? It wasn't big on ambience but the food was pretty good!