Menindee Lakes and Silverton

While based at Broken Hill we have done a couple of side trips to nearby areas (when I say nearby, they may be 100km away). We spent a day at Menindee Lakes which we had heard about and described as a "must see". Unfortunately we found it a bit underwhelming, probably because when we got there we found several roads closed due to a heavy storm they had on Anzac night. This included the main drive around the lake. We were able to drive down the river drive (Darling River) where we found dozens of pelicans enjoying a spa bath at the weir.

Another day we went to Silverton. On the way we did a tour of Daydream Mine. Well, I only did the surface portion as I didn't fancy going underground. Brad did and said I wouldn't have enjoyed it. Had nice Cornish Tea and scones afterwards.

In Silverton we had lunch at the iconic Silverton Hotel and visited the old school and old gaol/ museum. I had an interest in visiting the school because Dame Mary Gilmore (the lady on the $10 note) was a teacher there and she was also born on our property in southern NSW where I grew up. We didn't bother with the Mad Max museum or other art galleries as time ran out.

Drove up to Mundi Mundi lookout where you can see forever (at least that's what it feels like). I'm sure the pictures don't do it justice. We could see where they have the Mundi Mundi Bash music festival. We hung around to catch the sunset.

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