Sunday, 7 December 2014

Blue Mountains


Climbing up the three sisters 900 steps just before the storm hit
Kookaburra
Our swiss friends from Karajini and Coral Bay.
The three sisters

A well equipped korean gent we met in the Blue Mountains. He was 76 and walking with two other korean gents 85 and 88. All lived in Oz for over 40 years

Old coal mines below the scenic railway at Katoomba


Katoomba falls

Rain forest


Bridge at the three sisters

Bathurst and Jenolan Caves and Hotel


After 6 months camping we look a bit ragged

Cowra prisoner of war camp. Site of the Japanese break out when about 200 pows and 4 aussies were killed

Bathurst court house

Bathurst street scene

The locomotive that Ben Chiffley drove years before becoming prime minister

Bathurst Fountain

Jenolan Cave



I told you there would be a storm. Why are we on this mountainside?

The Cave Hotel- magnificent


Lamb shank for Youngmi's dinner. Great setting but small meal

Dave ordered the 350gm rump steak-wonderful




Mildura on the Murray River

Perry sandhills near Wentworth


Canoe tree near the Murray Darling junction

Chaffeys house Mildura. Chaffey introduced irrigation in late 1800s

Midura campground near river in NSW


Yanga national park old sheep station near Balranald

The pelicans like lake Yanga

Saturday, 22 November 2014

Silverton-old silver mining town near Broken Hill

We had a day out in Silverton. Hot and dusty but with a good cream tea and lots of old cars.
Mundi mundi lookout 41 degrees. Dave melting in the sun
One of the art beetles in Silverton
Rain in the desert


Mad Max was filmed in Silverton
Old cars in Silverton but don't drive well


Penrose Park in Silverton. Picnic trains from Broken Hill ran to here
Rain in the morning 41.5 in the arvo
Mundi Mundi lookout 4kms past Silverton. See the curvature of the earth


Recent crash near Silverton

Dave met a donkey at the pub



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Our mates Keith and Lorraine who we first met at Broome
After Silverton we visited Pro Harts gallery, the rock museum, picnic train attack place and one evening after a big storm we went to the sculpture park
Ice cream cart replica from the 1915 Picnic Train attack

One of Pro Harts rolls royces.

Broken Hill street 

Palace Hotel famous from Priscilla
Silver Tree
Sculpture park