Broken Hill part 3 - RFDS and more

Next stop was to the RFDS museum for a quick tour. Started with a bit of background in the founding of Broken Hill, of which I was most impressed that in its heyday there were over 60 pubs! The founder of the RFDS, Rev John Flynn , is on our $20 note (bet you are looking). What an incredible man to have the foresight and drive to bring this to life. It was quite moving to hear the real stories of people whose lives were saved thanks to RFDS. Thanks to Pete I will always think of our tour guide when someone says to "walk this way".
And now for a change of pace. We had a walk around town, visited a shoe shop (always a highlight) and had the worst rum and coke I've had in my life at the Palace Hotel. This is where Priscilla, Queen of the Desert was filmed.
Next stop was the Line of Lode Miners Memorial, which is a tribute to over 800 miners who lost their lives in Broken Hill. There is a wall where all the miners are listed and it was awful seeing how young (one was 12!) and the terrible ways that they had died. Really sad.
Our final stop of the day was the Living Desert and Sculpture park. It comprises sculptures created by artists which are located on top of a very windy hill. So I decided to do the express tour and raced around and back to the safety of the car, leaving everyone else to take photos for me. Thanks team.
Home for dinner and a quick game of Kahoot! and a new game we invented called Find the Peaches. It involves buying tinned peaches and then searching all the vans for the peaches with no luck. Making dessert with tin apple instead, then finding the peaches. It was hilarious, particularly that the peaches conversations went for over an hour! Funny the things that amuse you when you travel.
So that's it for the big day in Broken Hill.Read more