Back ‘O’ Bourke
April 16, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Finally arrived in Bourke for a couple of days. Quite a lot to see but we will be limited as booked into Lightning Ridge Easter Friday. Found some amazing opportunities for another trip encompassingRead more
Mitchell Caravan Park
Apr 16–18, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A real gorgeous little paradise in the middle of desert. This place accommodated us extremely well having arrived totally covered in red dust and mud. They sent us off to the car wash to get cleanedRead more
Luxury Dinner at the Silverline Diner
April 16, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
What a restaurant. Honey Mustard chicken with rice and vegetables. How long have people been living like this, such decadence.
Darling in Partial Flood
April 17, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Unfortunately, there was a lot of things we couldn’t do in Bourke because the Darling River is in partial flood because of all the Queensland rains that are working their way south at the moment. WeRead more
Amazing River History of Bourke
April 17, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
When you get far out west like this and find the history of these areas and the struggles the people had, it really hits home and you understand the strength of the Australian spirit. Bourke grew toRead more
The Sad Side of Bourke
April 17, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
These two pictures show the sad side of Burke with shopfronts having garage doors closed over all the windows so they can’t have them smashed by certain people. Even going into the bottle shop atRead more
Country Bush Pub Surprise
April 17, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
So tell me, what’s the first thing you expect to see when you walk into a country bush pub, ummm
as expected?
Strode up to the old Northy in North Bourke for a coldly to find two lovely ladies thatRead more
Rock Holes - Byrock
April 18, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Took a drive out to Byrock to check out the Rock Holes, Huge sections of granite rock worn away by water over millions of years. After rains the locals would live by these as the rock held the waterRead more
Mulga Creek Pub
April 18, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Definitely remote this pub has been around for over 100 years. Back in the old days the average trek cattle or sheep could in a day was around 18-20miles. So back then there were many droving routesRead more
Brewarrina
April 19, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We have a special trip here to come and see the muddy waters coffee shop and cafe gallery. All the fancy artwork but unfortunately it turned out to be closed for Easter. What a bummer.
The Outback
April 19, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Incredibly so much of absolutely nothing out here, as flat as the eye can see. Unusually green though after the first lot of floods a few weeks ago.
We had to take a 120klm detour due to theRead more
1st Shaft Lookout
April 19, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
This was the 1st shaft dropped in the area for opal discovery back in 1902. Just 120 years later and men still get bitten by Opal Fever and spend their lives in search of the mother load. Many neverRead more
Sunset at 1st Shaft Lookout
April 19, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
It’s a tourist tradition to come to the lookout for sunset, with blankets, chairs, wine and crackers or beer. Were a lot here tonight.
Amazing image
April 19, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
This incredible image at first glance looks like a distant mountain range, but is in fact the evening clouds at sunset. Love this shot.
Nobby’s Bar & Grill
April 19, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Having a couple of nice juicy quiet ones at the bar and Grill waiting for the fireworks to come at 8:30 and they’re right across the road so we don’t have to walk too far.
Easter Fireworks Lightning Ridge
April 19, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
None of these pictures or videos are going to do justice to the show that was put on here at Lightning Ridge. It’s one of the most amazing fireworks shows I’ve ever seen in a small country town.Read more
More Fireworks
April 19, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Enjoy these if you’re watching. Scan the QR if you’re reading elsewhere.
Walk in Mine Tour
April 20, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
This is the easiest of the mines to do as it’s a simple walk in and self guided tour, just read all the notices and stuff that are through the mine as you move.
The one big problem is you need toRead more
EV Charging Station
April 20, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
This seems to be a pretty apparent opinion of what lightning Ridge thinks of the EV debacle that we’re facing in Australia. Just pull up here plug-in and wait for the first lightning strike for allRead more
Club in the Scrub Golf Club
April 20, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Well this was hilarious, the golf course was absolute scrub, but the golf club was packed today as they were having the annual Easter yabby races everywhere so we didn’t actually go into this oneRead more
Glengarry Hilton
April 20, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
This is amazing people live out here and this pub is come with you slapped together with bits and pieces just like the mining leases where people live. Today is packed out this weekend being EasterRead more
The Sheepyard Inn
April 20, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
I just cannot comprehend how these people in these Opal fields do live. Everything out here from homes, if you can call them that, are put together with scraps they can find. They are a totalRead more
The Ultimate Aussie Word
April 20, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
I don’t really think anything more needs to be said about this poster that was on the wall at the sheep yard inn. Pretty much all Aussie, and I love it.
Arvo Refreshment
April 20, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Has been a big day doing the round Robin circuit of the Opal district country pubs, if you can call them pubs whatever they are Tavern‘s, Inns, Lean to’s, well back at the resort Sue‘s taking aRead more
The Mine Tour
April 21, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
This is the guided mine tour of the chambers of the black hand mine. We did this tour first before we went into the sculpture tunnels and it was interesting to find out how they search for Opal. HowRead more