Gloucester Gateway to Barrington Tops Run

30 April 2014 / Greg Cox

Due to a number of Mid North Coast members attending NatMeet XI in Queensland, it was a smaller than usual contingent of 2 cars that departed Port Macquarie bound for Gloucester.

Travelling south down the Pacific Highway we turned off at Coopernook, and travelled the more drivable MX5 back roads via Lansdowne to meet Carole and Kevin at their home in Wingham.

After Kevin showed off his new silver NC, we enjoyed a delicious morning tea with more food than we could eat. Thanks to Carole and Kevin for their hospitality.

After removing Keiran from the recliner chair he adopted, we all proceeded south to join The Bucketts Way, and travel through to Gloucester. We encountered little traffic to slow our progress, and enjoyed the winding road and scenery of this picturesque mountain region.

 

We soon arrived at Gloucester, and thanks to Peters trusty GPS, found the Barrington General Store, where we stopped for lunch. An interesting business, selling everything from postal services to petrol, groceries, camping gear, and a fully licensed restaurant. Being close to the Barrington Tops National Park, this is a popular area for camping and hiking through the rainforest.

We all enjoyed a tasty lunch over good conversation, and also discussed plans for future runs.

We then departed just prior to the rain arriving, so a quick stop to close the roof, and then back to Taree where we parted company with our Wingham friends, then on to Port Macquarie.

An enjoyable day was had by all, with good company, food, and our Mazda MX5s.