10th November - Keepit State Park (camp 328) - (Camp 1099) Gum Bend lake

Big day today......Trying to escape rain, cloudy skies and a very muddy camp spot at Lake Keepit.  traveled 540 kms today which I think is the biggest day we have done so far on this trip. We are now at Gum Bend Lake which is at Condobolin approx 100kms west of Parkes and supposedly "The Heart of NSW".  Traveled for a while on the Solar System Drive.  I love all these different "Drives".  It makes it very interesting to travel during the day trying to pick out all the different Billboards with maps of the solar system on them.  Fabulous spot at Gum Bend Lake.  A man made lake which has all the facilities you could possibly want and costs nothing, that's what I like......Will probably stay tonight and tomorrow night to have a good look around as well as a swim in the lake.