24 April 2019
Silverton, population 50, 1172km (728miles) west of Sydney, an old mining town but referred to as a ghost town.
The setting for the movie Mad Max II and the location of a museum of artefacts from that movie
A couple of quirky local artists.
Another scary part of my journey, was driving to the Daydream Mine. 20km of, what I felt was, rough off road track. My poor Corolla Hatch copped a pounding. But you cannot go to the Outback without getting red dirt all over your car. I was reassured by locals that my car will make the trek, and it did. I want only sealed roads for the rest of my trip.
The Daydream mine have a tour which takes you 30 metres (100 feet) down an old silver mine shaft. What a tough profession, mining was, still is, but in those days, doing everything by hand, in heat topping 51C (124F), only crazy Aussies. The guide, Jason, is a wonderful character providing information, of the hard work of a miner in the 1800s, like only an Aussie can entertain.
Over 50 Aussie female solo traveller USA road trip and beyond 