Three days in the Central West

Taking advantage of the Labour Day public holiday on last weekend, some friends and I ventured over the hills and far away to
Central West NSW, staying in a lovely B&B in Parkes, and visiting the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope (star of The Dish), the Peak Hill Open-cut Gold Mine, an alpaca farm, and the oasis-like Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo. With digital camera in tow, I thought I'd let the pictures do the talking for what was, overall, an enjoyable weekend and a chance to soak up some sunshine in preparation for the Sydney summer.