BROKEN HILL - POPULATION: 18,430

ON THE WAY TO OLARY - YOU CAN ALWAYS
FIND YOUR HILLS HOIST!

WED 3 - THURS 4.6.2015: The trip to Broken Hill is very reminiscent of the Nullarbor Plains - same sort of scenery with pubs in each of the towns instead of roadhouses. Today we saw a great deal of kangaroo road kill, plus many living emus and wild goats that were obviously a little more street wise! We spent the evening at Thackaringa Rest Area some 37 kms out of Broken Hill.

Made our way to Broken Hill and decided to tackle a few of the chores - first stop the hairdressers. Went to pay for the haircuts and of course asked for the Senior's discount, "it has already been deducted". Judging by the cost, who would have known, not to mention the fact that we paid dearly for probably our second worst E-V-E-R haircuts. We have determined by the length of Sybil's hair that she will not need another cut until the year 2020! Had lunch at the Astra Hotel then quit on the chores and returned to the Broken Hill Top Tourist Caravan Park - certainly squashed in like sardines, however we were in luck as we had asked for a budget site. Cheaper, with electricity and water - the only supposed downfall being that you were near the road. Site turned out to be bigger than the others and the traffic was not an issue.