Lightning Ridge July 9, 2023

 Lightning Ridge July 9, 2023

Easy run up from Armatree, through Coonamble to ‘The Ridge’. Road no worse can last time, maybe better in places, although there were plenty of “80 kph, Reduce Speed, Rough Surface” signs. Not that you could tell the difference. At one stage we amused ourselves by taking snaps out the window of the mirage you always get here.

Mirage, somewhere south of Walgett

Lightning Ridge doesn’t seem to have changed any: favourite coffee shop has gone, another one has opened around the corner. My old house on the corner seems even closer to collapse, but apart from that, nothing much different.

Been snapping this old house since 2011

We approached the Info place to see what was new around town to find that there was a new tour, a bit out of town, so we booked that, and the ‘old lady’ whose house we toured many years ago was back, and open for tours again, so that’s a starter as well.

To finish off the day we cruised out to the Ridge proper to watch the sunset. It's still setting, so that’s not changed either!

Sunset. Awwwwww........