{"id":24497,"date":"2021-02-14T08:39:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T21:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=24497"},"modified":"2021-07-09T15:49:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T05:49:05","slug":"sofala-australia-%f0%9f%87%a6%f0%9f%87%ba-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=24497","title":{"rendered":"Sofala, New South Wales \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date: 12th February 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travelled: 125 kms from Hill End to Portland in NSW&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visited: Sofala and Portland. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stayed: Portland RV Stop, free with service point &nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/J4oSowzMwZM7aWWK9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S33.35420, W149.97664<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Budget:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>It feels like a cool start to the day in Hill End.  I can tell because a doona has appeared on the bed this morning.  There is no internet this morning.  Optus has been working fine until last night, but neither Optus nor Telstra show a signal this morning.  After coffee Pam heads off for a walk and I read my book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/211C3861-7AF2-45DF-8F96-C6A500CD40A2-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/211C3861-7AF2-45DF-8F96-C6A500CD40A2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/211C3861-7AF2-45DF-8F96-C6A500CD40A2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/211C3861-7AF2-45DF-8F96-C6A500CD40A2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/211C3861-7AF2-45DF-8F96-C6A500CD40A2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/211C3861-7AF2-45DF-8F96-C6A500CD40A2-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/211C3861-7AF2-45DF-8F96-C6A500CD40A2-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/211C3861-7AF2-45DF-8F96-C6A500CD40A2-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/211C3861-7AF2-45DF-8F96-C6A500CD40A2-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Pam takes a photo from Split Rock Lookout.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59E8418A-C699-4AFB-835E-E37B13761D45-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59E8418A-C699-4AFB-835E-E37B13761D45-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"24501\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59E8418A-C699-4AFB-835E-E37B13761D45-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=24501\" class=\"wp-image-24501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59E8418A-C699-4AFB-835E-E37B13761D45-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59E8418A-C699-4AFB-835E-E37B13761D45-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59E8418A-C699-4AFB-835E-E37B13761D45-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59E8418A-C699-4AFB-835E-E37B13761D45-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59E8418A-C699-4AFB-835E-E37B13761D45-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59E8418A-C699-4AFB-835E-E37B13761D45-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59E8418A-C699-4AFB-835E-E37B13761D45-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A3E745AE-024B-4E36-8380-E06A38BDF8BC-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A3E745AE-024B-4E36-8380-E06A38BDF8BC-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"24502\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A3E745AE-024B-4E36-8380-E06A38BDF8BC-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=24502\" class=\"wp-image-24502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A3E745AE-024B-4E36-8380-E06A38BDF8BC-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A3E745AE-024B-4E36-8380-E06A38BDF8BC-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A3E745AE-024B-4E36-8380-E06A38BDF8BC-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A3E745AE-024B-4E36-8380-E06A38BDF8BC-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A3E745AE-024B-4E36-8380-E06A38BDF8BC-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A3E745AE-024B-4E36-8380-E06A38BDF8BC-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A3E745AE-024B-4E36-8380-E06A38BDF8BC-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Some scenes around the way back from the lookout.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With Pam\u2019s return we have breakfast and prepare the Jayco for the road.  It\u2019s only 35 kms to Sofala, but the road continues with the up and down, left then right so it takes 50 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4D6E7065-424E-40C2-BD10-7A1A644053BD-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4D6E7065-424E-40C2-BD10-7A1A644053BD-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4D6E7065-424E-40C2-BD10-7A1A644053BD-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4D6E7065-424E-40C2-BD10-7A1A644053BD-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4D6E7065-424E-40C2-BD10-7A1A644053BD-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4D6E7065-424E-40C2-BD10-7A1A644053BD-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4D6E7065-424E-40C2-BD10-7A1A644053BD-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4D6E7065-424E-40C2-BD10-7A1A644053BD-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4D6E7065-424E-40C2-BD10-7A1A644053BD-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Crossing the Turon River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3C368B1A-611A-4B1C-ABBA-497608AD7DE2-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3C368B1A-611A-4B1C-ABBA-497608AD7DE2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3C368B1A-611A-4B1C-ABBA-497608AD7DE2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3C368B1A-611A-4B1C-ABBA-497608AD7DE2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3C368B1A-611A-4B1C-ABBA-497608AD7DE2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3C368B1A-611A-4B1C-ABBA-497608AD7DE2-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3C368B1A-611A-4B1C-ABBA-497608AD7DE2-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3C368B1A-611A-4B1C-ABBA-497608AD7DE2-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/3C368B1A-611A-4B1C-ABBA-497608AD7DE2-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Nearly there !<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Map of Sofala showing the bus car-park<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrive in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sofala,_New_South_Wales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sofala<\/a> and do a quick drive through, then cross the river to the free camp.  It\u2019s nice enough down by the river but a long (plastic boot rating difficult) walk back in the village.  So we return and park at the parking area close to the centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AE55CB4A-2593-42E7-88F0-0A1FEDF60657-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AE55CB4A-2593-42E7-88F0-0A1FEDF60657-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AE55CB4A-2593-42E7-88F0-0A1FEDF60657-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AE55CB4A-2593-42E7-88F0-0A1FEDF60657-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AE55CB4A-2593-42E7-88F0-0A1FEDF60657-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AE55CB4A-2593-42E7-88F0-0A1FEDF60657-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AE55CB4A-2593-42E7-88F0-0A1FEDF60657-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AE55CB4A-2593-42E7-88F0-0A1FEDF60657-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AE55CB4A-2593-42E7-88F0-0A1FEDF60657-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>So we head off to explore Sofala.  Gold was discovered by Edward Hargraves in nearby Summerhill Creek in 1851.  Later the same year the Royal Hotel and general store were established and Sofala came into being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/99AEF761-116F-458C-B32F-01D348D2A5D5-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/99AEF761-116F-458C-B32F-01D348D2A5D5-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"24506\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/99AEF761-116F-458C-B32F-01D348D2A5D5-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?attachment_id=24506\" class=\"wp-image-24506\" 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The village feels like it has been feeling the effects of the Covid restrictions on tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So we decide to move on and see some more of the countryside following Sofala Road south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a quick IGA stop for some milk we continue on to Portland to check out the silo art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The village of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portland,_New_South_Wales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portland<\/a> was gazetted in 1894, but the area was mined and limestone kilns constructed in 1861.  The once famous <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portland_cement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portland Cement Works<\/a> commenced production in 1902.  Cement making in Portland has now ceased a victim of the rising cost of production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in its place the old works have been re-invented as gardens and public space.  The highlight being the old silos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a free stop and service point here in Portland, so we find ourselves a spot and relax till dinner time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/63E2CB0A-CF7B-4958-A02D-0A4D6C46A682-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/63E2CB0A-CF7B-4958-A02D-0A4D6C46A682-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/63E2CB0A-CF7B-4958-A02D-0A4D6C46A682-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/63E2CB0A-CF7B-4958-A02D-0A4D6C46A682-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/63E2CB0A-CF7B-4958-A02D-0A4D6C46A682-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/63E2CB0A-CF7B-4958-A02D-0A4D6C46A682-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/63E2CB0A-CF7B-4958-A02D-0A4D6C46A682-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/63E2CB0A-CF7B-4958-A02D-0A4D6C46A682-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/63E2CB0A-CF7B-4958-A02D-0A4D6C46A682-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>These silos were painted in 2018 by Guido Van Helton.  They portray men who actually worked at the cement works (they are all still living).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>We wake to a rain in Portland this morning and given the forecast is rain all day we will continue our travels toward Sydney as best we can.  I expect this will be our last blog on this short get to know the Jayco trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael + Pam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 12th February 2021 Travelled: 125 kms from Hill End to Portland in NSW&nbsp; Visited: Sofala and Portland. &nbsp; Stayed: Portland RV Stop, free with service point &nbsp;S33.35420, W149.97664 Budget: It feels like a cool start to the day in Hill End. I can tell because a doona has appeared on the bed this morning. 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