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Sep 20, 2016 - Lightning Ridge to Collarenebri

20/9/2016. Collarenebri Today we left Lightning Ridge. It was 6 degrees early and when we left it was sunny with lots of clouds about and pleasant, even with the cool breeze. Most fine weather is nice after all the wet we've had, with mud squelching up through the rubber mats, muddy shoes, wet clothes! More rain is forecast for the whole area later in the day, so we're enjoying the little bit of sun. We stopped on the outskirts of Lightning Ridge and took a photo of Stanley, an emu standing 18 metres high and made from steel and parts from...

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Homeless but happy

Oct 23, 2015 - Saturday Oct 24th

Saturday Oct 24th The previous night could be called a campers dream….last night was a freakin’ nightmare. I went over to the shower block about 8ish and 3 or 4 families had moved into 3 chalets, there was about 6 young kids running amok, screaming and yelling at each other. No problem I’m thinking, Mums will tuck them into bed soon and peace will reign. Just as we were thinking about climbing into bed the 3 or 4 blokes decided to stage a rock concert in the camp kitchen. One had a guitar, he was a Kenny Rogers wannabe, and the more they...

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Mar 26, 2014 - Collarenebri

Wednesday 26th This morning we left our free camp to head towards Lightning Ridge, this would be another long day as it is raining heavy. The rain fell all day which made the trip a bit longer as we had to take it easy with all the rain. Because of the rain we only got to a free camp about 120kms away from Lightning Ridge. This camp was almost under water because of all the rain, as you can see by the photo. The area is new and has a good ablution block with very clean facilities.

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