Hello again,
Wednesday
We woke this morning to beautiful clear skies. Still a bit cool but very nice.
We had an early start this morning with a 3 hour bus trip showing us the sights and relics of Lightning Ridge.
Our first stop was at a castle which has been under construction for about 30 years. Every stone has been moved by hand and put into place. There are about 90 cats living here.
Another stop was an old hut, which is a typical miners hut. This was owned by an old man who was still digging by hand when he died at 90. There's a photo of him inside the hut. He is wearing 2 pairs of pants - long ones underneath and shorts on top. This is to cover up the holes in his long pants.
Here are some of our group hoping to find their fortune near one of the mine shafts. No luck today.
After Happy Hour this afternoon some of us went to the bowls club for dinner then played carpet bowls. Most of us had never played before but it was a great night with the locals. This isn't a very clear photo but Peter is in the middle ready to bowl his perfect shot. Well he was hoping to!!!
That's all today
Lesley and Peter.
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