Lightning Ridge 4 5 05

Left Walgett in the morning and headed for Lightning Ridge. Lightning Ridge seems a more progressive town than Walgett and while the opal prices have fallen, there appears to be still money around. We went for a swim at the bore that made us very sleepy after lunch. We are spending the night at Dave and Beryl’s mining lease. It is still very dry out here with no sign of rain and everyone relies on bore water.
We did not fossick as we had enough fun picking up a bit of coloured potch at Trevor’s where he uses the wash for paths etc.