Day 23 Wednesday, 1/6/2016, Surat to Roma, light rain 18 degrees The road to Roma is flanked with golden Mitchell grass and grazing land. Roma of course is all about oil and gas and the streets are filled with Toyota … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 23 – Roma
Day 22 Tuesday 31/5/2016, Nindigully to Surat, rain threatening Tearily we farewell VeeWee and little Tilly, BP & H who are heading for the east coast. We’re going north. There are a few roos about, but the bush soon gives … Continue reading like a Rollingstone, Day 22 – Surat and coaching history
Day 21 Monday 30/5/2016, Lightning Ridge to Nindigully, nice After farewells we are back on the rather rock and rolling road towards Queensland. Apparently, the road is the way it is because floodwaters sometimes undermine the asphalt topping. I wouldn’t … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 21 – Nindigully Pub
Days 19 & 20, 28 & 29/5/2016 Saturday & Sunday Lightning Ridge, clear cold and windy The boys go out to get papers but are told to wait because the truck has only just left Walgett. Sometimes we need to … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Days 19 & 20 – Relaxing at the Ridge
Day 18 Friday 27/5/2016, Lightning Ridge, clear but cool This morning we decide to walk into to town, about a kilometre and a half each way. With no reason for the walk we find ourselves in the John Murray art … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 18 – Ridge Racing
Day 17 26/5/2016, Lightning Ridge, cold windy wet It’s too bloody miserable to leave our vans. Thunder rumbles and the sky is an ugly cobalt yet little rain falls. Suffering cabin fever we venture out in the afternoon and take … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 17 – Chambers of the Black Hand
Day 16, 25/5/2016, Lightning Ridge, Sunny Two out of three ain’t bad There’s another opal field about 60kms from The Ridge and it is home to 3 iconic pubs. We set off in a convoy of 3 cars down a … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 16 – The Grawin Opal Fields
Day 15, 24/5/2016, Lightning Ridge, Cold It got down to 5 degrees overnight and I had packed the winter Doona away yesterday, bugger! There’s a shop in town called Mr Cheap and he advertises that he sells everything that a … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 15 – Taking a Car Door Tour
Day 14, 23/5/2016, Monday, Walgett to Lightning Ridge, Hot 27 After a peaceful night it is wonderful to wake up and see the river outside the window. It has to be the best thing about free camping. VeeWee has forsaken … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 14 – Falling for Lightning Ridge
Day 13, 22/5/2016, Sunday, Bourke to Walgett, Warm 27 With great excitement we take to the road, tumbleweed rolls across the road like acrobatic wombats, we’re going to camp just out of Brewarrina, I’d like to check out those historic … Continue reading Like a Rollingstone, Day 13 – Tumbling Tumbleweed
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