Lightning Ridge to Home

A quick 3 day trip home via some back roads we have never used. Yvonne is looking forward to a visit from her cousin Faylene & her husband, Kevin

                                                    The historic Hebel pub. (shitbox)

                                    Morning tea at the not so inviting Hebel water supply lagoon.

                                  Then the exceptionally good short cut to lunch at Thallon

                       Arrived in Nindigully on a very warm afternoon for an overnight stay.

                                                               Pre-dinner drinks at the pub.

                                                             A plastic cow.

                                                                   Nindigully pub, had dinner there.

                                         Nindigully water supply, very low very stagnant.

                                                   

                                                         Nindigully is on the Moonie river.

                                               Breakfast on the banks of the Moonie.

                                                                        Camp Moonie.

                                    The big bell at Condamine, the most exciting thing in town.

                                                   Old plate steel boats used on the Condamine.

                               Last night out camped at the Chinchilla weir. It's almost dry

                                                                   The weir wall.

                                                Pano of the bridge near the weir.

                                        The vege patch survived quite well while we were gone.

Slowly onward toward home.

We have extended our stay in Lightning Ridge for a fifth night as we hav enjoyed our stay here very much.
We have been noodling & found quite a few worthless rough opals & spent thee last couple of nights in the streaming hot springs  toward Nindigully toadday, via Hebel.

              Most things happen here, meals, drinks, ccoffee shop, afternoon show etc.

         Some of our noodling opals. I have another bath also, but I am not sure where I put them.

Saying goodbye to Elvis (Susie). They did a different show every night we have attended 5 nights running.

                                              The Penguineers, we are now honorary members.

Around Lightning Ridge

Checked out a few things we didn't see on our last trip.

     Mel & Susie entertaining us every afternoon with a different show, they are great.

                                 The Penguin convoy ready for a bush drive to the 3 pubs in the scrub.

                                                        Racing Emus'

                                        Rough old dirt road on the way to the 3 pubs.

                                                    Stopping for a good reason ?

                                                      Where we found our first opal.

                                                              Heading to the next pub.

                                                                         The Bra tree.

                            We had a couple of enjoyable nights around the campfire.

                                                                  Visited an opal mine.