Our Lightening Ridge Trip Part One
Several years ago we were supposed to do a day trip to Lightning Ridge from Moree but things didn't go as planned... This year we made it and had three wonderful days exploring the town and the opal fields. Day One Leaving Sydney on a Saturday morning had us boarding our Coach Holidays and Tours coach and heading over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and on to Ourimbah for morning tea and to get the rest of the travelers. Lunch was in Muswellbrook at the Hunter Belle Cheese Cafe. Then it was on to Tamworth, with a quick stop at Wallabadah, to look at the First Fleet park. But all was not well on our coach, the air-conditioning decided to play-up, much to the annoyance of all. Our driver tried several things, including meeting a mechanic on the side of the road, and got it working a bit better to get us into Tamworth. He also ordered a replacement coach to be driven up from Sydney. Day Two. Our new coach was decked out in the colours of the Manly Sea Eagles, we couldn't loose ...