Tuesday October 30th 2012, Menindee to Robinvale We wake to the most amazing moonset over the lake. By 7:30am we’re on the road and it’s a beautiful clear morning and we have 100kms to cover before Broken Hill and then … Continue reading Red Dirt, Day 11 – That bush has legs!
Monday October 29th Menindee Lakes We’re up at 6am to shoot the sunrise, which is gentle and peaceful, except for the sound of hundreds of fish jumping! The pelicans glide back and forth catching what jumps their way. Washing the … Continue reading Red Dirt, Day 10 – Kinchega Woolshed
Sunday October 28th 2012, Broken Hill to Menindee It’s warm and clear and very quiet, there must be a lot of sore heads in town. We pack up and head off early, we have an easy 112kms to cover. Two … Continue reading Red Dirt, Day 9 – Menindee Lakes
Saturday October 27th 2012, Broken Hill We’re up bright and early to get a washing machine in the camp laundry, we have everything washed and dried by 10:00am. We are constantly amazed at the camper’s attire when they visit the … Continue reading Red Dirt, Day 8 – Broken Hill Cup Day
Friday October 26th 2012, Broken Hill Although the caravan park is neat and clean (being constantly maintained by a team of fit young men), it does have a location problem; It is adjacent to the largest cemetery I’ve ever seen … Continue reading Red Dirt, Day 7 – Poking about Broken Hill
Thursday October 25th 2012, Broken Hill After a very warm night, we have a nice lazy start to the day. It is now overcast, cool and breezy. We drive over to South Broken Hill to walk through historic Patton Street … Continue reading Red Dirt, Day 6 – Lime spiders, flying doctors & bush art
Wednesday October 24th Broken Hill A beautiful clear morning, Woody hooks up the TV aerial and the TV works a treat. After breakfast we head out to Silverton a little west of here. We turn off the made road and … Continue reading Red Dirt, Day 5 – Silverton
Way up on Broken Hill’s Line of Lode, where the tourists can wander there’s a museum of sorts. Bits and pieces of old mining equipment lay silent and rusting while many metres below work continues relentlessly. Continue reading Red Dirt, Day 4 (Contd) – Broken Hill Line of Lode
Tuesday 23rd October 2012 Mildura to Broken Hill Back on the road again and it’s only a short drive to Wentworth, passing through vineyards and groves of olives and oranges. We are fascinated by the contrast between the red desert … Continue reading Red Dirt, Day 4 – Mildura to Broken Hill
Monday 22nd October 2012 Mildura (Buronga, NSW) (0 Kms) We wake to the sound of birds walking on the roof, what a great alarm clock. It’s been lovely to open some of the pop top zippers for the first time and let the fresh air in. We have a lazy breakfast listening to the tooting of the PS Melbourne’s steam whistle, we can see her plying tourists back and forth, through our front window. The wondrous smell of the Murray River is in the air. A family of ducks beg for some slices of our bread. Woody comes home disappointed … Continue reading Red Dirt, Day 3 – Mildura
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