Broken Hill NSW

After a short stop at Cobar’s finest coffee shop (you know it’s the place to be when the local law enforcement were all out for their morning brew too) we hit the road heading west: destination Broken Hill.

The drive offered few highlights, unless you count goats. Plenty of goats. Also the occasional emu, and kangaroos, the latter mostly in the form of road-kill. Goats, by contrast, appear to possess a basic sense of self-preservation, sensibly vacating the roadway at the sound of an approaching vehicle. No pre-tenderised goat meat 😝

Kangaroos evidently tend to do the opposite, hopping directly into danger. If only they could move backwards instead of having to go around 🤦🏽‍♀️

The impact of the feral goats is unmistakable with the so-called ‘umbrella’ trees stripped bare at goat height, with only a forlorn upper canopy surviving beyond their reach.

After a quick set up at Broken Hill Tourist Park we made tracks for Pro Hart’s gallery, before returning for a refreshing swim and relaxing happy hour 🍻🥂

And of course in the countdown to midnight we headed into town for the local NYE party hosted by Broken Hill City Council in Sturt Park. It’s time like these you realise you’re ‘city’ entitled when the performer asks “who’s from a farm” and his first song is titled “No working during drinking hours” LOL 😂 #theytriedhard

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