Burren Junction and weird and wonderful Lightning Ridge

This a moon ring - we are told that they can sometimes be seen in New South Wales, Totally wonderful.Grey kangaroos - we see them everyday now - fantastic.
You big Gallah!! They are always in pairs and we've seen hundreds of them.
We were told to visit Lightning Ridge which is out west. It gets to 50 degrees here in the summer. It's full of eccentric folk trying to escape from life, police, government, exes etc.... Many of them mine for opals and dream of making it big. It's a weird place.

This is a castle made by hand from iron stone. It was started in 1983 by Amigo, an Italian man. There were loads of local kids playing in it (trespassing) and they showed me around and I took thier photos. They didn't know where England is. Why should they?

This is the most bizarre thing I've ever seen. It's the Astronomer's Monument - an insane castle built by a polish man who was imprisoned for a crime that he did not commit. Once released he built this temple in memory of famous astronomers. He started in 1983 (just like Amigo!) but died a few years ago when his fermenting aloe vera juice exploded.

Here is Nic fossicking for opals. No luck yet!

There are 2 more new entries below. Please read and enjoy and keep following us on our adventure. Australia is a wild and strange place but we are starting to enjoy it and keep finding wonderful free campsites in the middle of nowhere.