28/04/11
Today we finally left this favorite spot and on the road again – north to Leigh Creek. It’s obvious there’s been some serious rain through here in recent times - in many places there are large volumes of debris been pushed off the road at creek crossings. We appreciate we’re seeing this country at its best – free of flood waters and green – it would have looked very different two years ago.
Had a stop along the way at an isolated roadhouse called Beltana – turns out there’s an old historic town of the same name 10km down the road – we decided to go have a look. As with others in this area this town popped up in 1870s due to mining (Copper in this case) and died out in early 1950s after the rail line was diverted via the Leigh Creek coal mines. It appears there’s a handful of people still living here – we wondered what circumstances would lead to living in such an isolated place.
Included this interesting collection of beer bottles - not sure what it represents?
We’re now in serious camel country!
Then onto Leigh Creek to stock up on supplies and settle down for the night at Copley just north of Leigh Creek. A small dot on the map where the locals live a tough existence and Centrelink appears to be the most thriving business. Also a long way from most places.
However the caravan park looks well set up - this gives us a chance to re-stock before going into the wild beyond
The Campbells
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