Tailgate tucker

We found some shade for a late lunch ...

We drove to where the January flood waters had cut the usual Lightning Ridge road.  There was so much water!  It was amazing!

In June, the NSW state government granted additional funding to improve the alternate Lightning Ridge route, so that the school bus in particular had reliable access.  We spoke to one of the Grawin parents who said the (Lightning Ridge) school had made special allowances for the local children, as their classroom performance and home work were affected by the additional travel.

If you find yourself at Sheepyard Inn, we can highly recommend Una's chilli relish!  We bought some (prickly pear) cactus jam too but didn't try that till home again - and were sorry we hadn't bought an extra jar of chilli relish instead!