Day 3 of our Broken Hill adventure - before lunch Wayne's joke of the morning . . . "See all those trees? They are dead Dog Trees." Really? There's a tree called that? "Yeah. They got no bark!" Wayne is back again, this time with a new chariot to take us out to Menindee, 110km (68mi) south-east of … Continue reading Menindee Lakes & Kinchega National Park Tour (Part One)
Outback
City Sights and Heritage Tour of Broken Hill run by Silver City Tours
Day 2 of our Broken Hill adventure We have come to Broken Hill on a package deal of train, accommodation, meals and tours, so we don't have to do too much thinking for ourselves. Wayne, our friendly driver who picked us up from the station the night before is back on our doorstep at 8.30 to … Continue reading City Sights and Heritage Tour of Broken Hill run by Silver City Tours
NSW Trainlink Outback Explorer from Sydney to Broken Hill
Day 1 of our Broken Hill adventure began with our pre-dawn arrival at Sydney Central railway station to catch the Outback Explorer operated by the NSW state railway. This organisation used to have the sensible name of "Countrylink" which kind of suggested that you could use them to catch a train to the country. Then … Continue reading NSW Trainlink Outback Explorer from Sydney to Broken Hill
The Reluctant Retiree 