Painted silos, thunder & lightning

Time to pack up this morning and clean the ever present red dust out of our caravan (at least for now) before stopping to say goodbye and thank you to owner Jacinda. We bought some of her lovely fresh farm eggs before leaving Lightning Ridge and heading north out of town.

We crossed the border into Queensland at Hebel, which consisted of an old character-filled wooden pub with a 24 hour truck fuel pump out the front and a cafe across the road. After stopping to refuel we continued on to Dirranbandi where we stopped on a river bank to make a quick lunch of chicken and salad wraps and stretch our legs. We then made a pit stop at the bakery, butcher and the visitor Centre...yep, more maps!

Finally, mid afternoon we arrived at our chosen destination for the night at the recreation reserve (with toilets and hot showers kindly provided by the town) in Thallon, directly opposite the stunning painted silos.

We chilled out this afternoon, pottering around the caravan, Gadi was happy he managed to work out the satellite dish without too much fuss. We made burgers for dinner from the butcher i stopped at earlier (actually they weren’t the greatest...a bit too fatty) and then watched some TV before a huge thunder and lightning storm hit. With our windows wide open to catch any passing breeze, we got to see the electric light show and hear the rumble of the thunder not too far away.

Another great day on the road today. Each day seems to meld into the one before as we are now in the rhythm of the nomadic life.

From our little home on wheels somewhere in outback Queensland, we wish you good night xxRead more