not all who wander are lost
There is a portrait gallery over a couple of walls in the mine. All carved with the same knife and fork. Politicians, celebrities, royalty. Some faces I recognise, and some I don’t. I’m going to number each of the faces and label those I know. Please let me know if I’ve got it wrong, and …
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If you ever come to Lightning Ridge, make sure you do the tour of the Black Hands Mine. Yes, at $40 ($30 senior) it’s expensive. But you can’t take it with you when you die. And you may never get back here again. And THIS IS A HIGHLIGHT AND SHOULDN’T BE MISSED! Plus your ticket …
They say that all who come to Lightning Ridge love it. They say there are some who come for two weeks and 50 years later they’re still here. They say if you’re not born in Lightning Ridge once you’ve been here for 20 years you’re considered a local. Then when you’ve been here for 20 …
Let’s face it. We’ve all gotta go. Multiple times per day, unless you’re seriously dehydrated (yes I’m almost remembering to drink enough, Donna!), and when I’m free camping there’s not always a toilet. So you do what you’ve gotta do. But there are some things which shouldn’t be left behind. And ladies, I’m looking at …
Such a busy tourist destination this is. Lightning Ridge is an opal mining area in central northern NSW. Unlike Coober Pedy it’s an above-ground town. It’s a mix of old town and ‘new’. Some people live in ‘temporary’ dwellings on their 50m x 50m claims. Others live in the township, which has schools, library, hospital, …
When you’re travelling as I am and it’s a long way to the next water source, washing your clothes can be the lowest priority. But the warmer weather (yes, I’m in short sleeves and sleeveless, and yes, it’s still winter!) makes for clothes that need washing! Keeping on top of it as you go is …
The road around Walgett are shocking. So undulating and bumpy. Ladies, you need to wear a sports bra. Just sayin’. That’s all.
I drove through Gulargambone this week. Although almost everything was closed (on a Tuesday) I loved the quirky cheekiness of this place. It’s a small country town with an abundance of colour, most of it birds. Check out the photos.
Gilgandra’s Tourist Information Centre proudly displayed a number of historical artists, including the invoice for catering for a wedding. (Tahlia and Lachlan, are you paying attention?) I should have written it down at the time, rather than rely on my memory. I think this wedding was held in 1948, and the catering cost $1.20 per …
Mumbil is a small village about 20 minutes south of Wellington. One of my Roller friends, Noreen, lives there. Noreen is the font of all knowledge and guru of everything. When I sent her a message saying ‘Where can I get a piece of squares pipe around here on a Sunday’, she told me to …
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