Before
leaving Burren Junction I noticed this Spoon Bill looking for breakfast.
I
drove out at 10.30 and headed toward Walgett along the Kamilaroi Hwy, the turn
off to Lightning Ridge is before Walgett so didn’t get to see that town.
The roads are so darned straight out here you can see kls ahead and at last the view is fantastic, a wide vista of open space and in the distance I see blue sky through the distance trees with a simmering water mirage in front. I passed 2 fox feeding on road kill and many emu on the left side in the bush. Only half dozen drops of rain fell on the windscreen, looks like they need a decent downpour for their crops.
The roads are so darned straight out here you can see kls ahead and at last the view is fantastic, a wide vista of open space and in the distance I see blue sky through the distance trees with a simmering water mirage in front. I passed 2 fox feeding on road kill and many emu on the left side in the bush. Only half dozen drops of rain fell on the windscreen, looks like they need a decent downpour for their crops.
The view while driving
Feeling
really tired I headed for the Opal Caravan Park, this one is nearest to the
bore baths so I splashed out with two days stay for $32 per night. A little bit
of luxury needed after 5 free nights. The place is living up to its reputation;
I’d heard very good information about the Opal from many people. They have an
open fire,
that won me over but then the bore baths is also just a walk across the road. The showers are huge, all with shower screens within the individual shower areas, never seen that before. Ruby and I enjoyed sitting around the fire and listening to the earthy voices of the local singer/guitarist this afternoon. I’m still feeling a bit drained so did a quick shop in town while getting my bearings of the place. Tomorrow I’ll visit the information centre.
