AustraliaState of New South WalesWalgettLightning Ridge29°25’46” S 147°59’7” E
27. maaliskuuta 2019, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Many hopeful miners have ventured to this area in search of the black opals. Some made it rich, some busted and others just hung around.
Once the kind of town you would expect to feature in a movieLue lisää
AustraliaState of New South WalesWalgettLightning Ridge29°25’42” S 147°59’36” E
28. kesäkuuta 2022, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Our plan today is to visit the opal mines. But first we need to go to the pharmacy and pick up some meds. There is definitely something to say for tele conference with your GP.....doesn't matter whereLue lisää
AustraliaState of New South WalesWalgettLightning Ridge29°26’3” S 147°57’53” E
12. marraskuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Just a little drive around to have a look. One of my mother's brothers lived there for a bit back in the day
AustraliaState of New South WalesWalgettLightning Ridge29°25’43” S 147°58’20” E
8. heinäkuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Couldn’t resist a stop over at the ridge
AustraliaState of New South WalesWalgettLightning Ridge29°25’44” S 147°58’53” E
10. huhtikuuta 2021, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We came the long way, but we've made it to Lightning Ridge!
We're staying the Opal Caravan Park, just 200m from the hot bore baths, and it's fabulous. We have a huge drive through site with our ownLue lisää
AustraliaState of New South WalesWalgettLightning Ridge29°25’34” S 147°59’45” E
1. huhtikuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Big 4 Opal Holiday Park - Friendly, family atmosphere with great service. Artistic metal sculptures adorn the place and a small fossicking area for the kids (and adults!) to find their very own littleLue lisää
AustraliaState of New South WalesWalgettLightning Ridge29°25’46” S 147°58’38” E
13. huhtikuuta 2021, Australia ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Today we completed the Blue and Red Car Door Tours.
First up - Blue Tour. We headed out through the opal mine fields, locally known as 'the suburbs', before stopping briefly to explore Bevan'sLue lisää
AustraliaState of New South WalesWalgettLightning RidgeLen Cram Park29°26’3” S 147°59’17” E
27. maaliskuuta 2019, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
This attraction was also closed the day we were in town. This will be on our list next time we visit.
AustraliaState of New South WalesWalgettLightning RidgeLen Cram Park29°26’9” S 147°58’58” E
7. syyskuuta 2023, Australia ⋅ 🌬 31 °C
Today we set our compass for Lightning Ridge. Along the way we passed Nindigully Pub, the oldest licensed operating pub in Australia (since 1864). We passed Thallons painted silos and stopped inLue lisää
AustraliaState of New South WalesWalgettLightning Ridge29°25’35” S 147°58’57” E 27. elokuuta 2016, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
After a nice lunch and a look around town renowed for the mining of black opals. We headed for the artesian baths. Wow- what a refreshing swim spent in artesian water of a constant 40 degrees.
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