We spent Monday in Moree. It was wet, windy and cold so didn't venture out in the morning. By the afternoon it improved slightly so thought we would check out the places of interest. Unfortunately we didn't really find anything. The artesian pools and the "big plane" appear to be the attractions. I'm not a pool person so wasn't interested in that, so the next option was the big plane, but that wasn't very interesting either. It's a plane that was used in New Guinea and was brought here as a tourist attraction. It's at a tavern so I guess they are hoping people come for a drink and meal while there.
Tuesday
We left Moree for Lightning Ridge which is about a 3 hour trip. We saw kangaroos, emus, goats, sheep and cattle along the way. There were about 6 lots of cattle in the " long paddock" with several hundred cows in each group.
Just after we stopped at the side of the road for morning tea, a group of about 20-30 kangaroos went bounding across the road in front of us. Just as well we weren't moving. Then another group came along then another. They were very lucky no trucks came along at the same time as well.
It is very dry here although they have just had a small amount of rain to settle the dust.
We arrived at Lightning Ridge, famous for the Black Opals.
We met up with the Adria group and gathered for the normal happy hour later in the afternoon. We are staying at the newest caravan park in Lightning Ridge - there are 4 other caravan parks. There are 25 caravans in our group.
I am having trouble sending this in one blog so will try it in 2 parts.
Lesley.
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