It was another cool morning in Broken Hill. We set off on our travels by 8.30am and headed west on the Barrier Highway to Peterborough, 280 kms away. The landscape varied from wide open plains to undulating hills, and the rich red soil was left behind as we passed over the border into South Australia. We passed through some small settlements on the way. This was the railway station and hotel at Mannahill, typical of the buildings in these communities.
On the eastern side of Broken Hill there is a quarantine area for fruit fly. So there are lots of fruit and some vegetables that can't be brought into Broken Hill and parts of South Australia and Victoria. We didn't have much that we had to throw away, but of course we had to buy more in Broken Hill when we arrived there a few days ago. When we got almost to Peterborough today, there was another exclusion zone and we had more fruit and vegetables that we had to give up. There was an inspection point here where a fellow actually needed to check what we had in the caravan and fridge. I was surprised that we would get things confiscated when we had bought them in Broken Hill. We had been warned about the first one but didn't realize it would happen again so soon.
We arrived in Peterborough mid afternoon and it is warmer here at a pleasant 28*. Peterborough has a long railway history, and of course a railway museum which Peter will be checking out before leaving here.
Like many of these communities, Peterborough is notable for its historic buildings. Most are made from stone, and many like this Catholic Church are heritage listed.
These are some murals on the toilet block at the caravan park.
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Location:Peterborough
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