Broken Hill, Silverton and Menindi Lakes

26/8/22

 Yesterday, we spent the morning running around getting my Stemetil injections, which took five visits to and fro between two chemists on opposite sides of town, and then did the grocery shopping in preparation for five days in the Flinders Ranges, followed by three stops up the centre to Uluru.

After that hectic morning, we took ourselves out of town to  Silverton, passing and meeting several trucks carrying ore into BH.

We checked out all the historic old sandstone buildings , and went out to see the Mad Max museum which, unfortunately, was closed.

Returning to BH, we went out to the Sculpture Park. This was a collaboration between the BH council and an Aussie sculptor. Over one week a symposium was conducted where sculptors from all over the world came together to create amazing sandstone sculptures full of meaning.

The first photo shows the  one done by an Aztec sculptor. When the sun is going down, the sun shines through the hole and glows. Unfortunately, it was an overcast day, so we didn't see it in its full glory. I can't post all of them here, but the second one is another which impressed me.

27/8/22

Today was an unexpected bonus. We thought we'd booked for two nights, but discovered we'd  allowed three, after the fast gallop over here.

So we had a tourist day and drove out to the Menindee Lakes, which were full of water after recent rains. 

I pictured big trees and leafy billabongs, but they are really open stretches of water in the very flat landscape. Nevertheless, they are picturesque and home to mobs of emus, roos, lizards and birds.

The road in reminds me of the Nullarbor. It is pretty much null arbor (no trees), but as a bonus, the flats were alive with wildflowers.

Tomorrow,  we're off to the Flinders Ranges, with much anticipation. There may not be an internet connection out there, or in any of the places we go to on our way up to the Alice, so forgive me if there's a lull in transmission!