Day 273 (Fri 6 Apr) - Cobar

Got up and packed up Rodney. Decided to pay a visit to Silverton, a town used for many commercials and also starred in the Mad Max movies.

Drove through a parched landscape towards Silverton. We were startled to see a number of camels wandering around alongside the road. A quick double check confirmed that they were indeed camels and we were not hallucinating.

Reached the edge of Silverton and soon discovered that the edge was in fact the town. To say it was a trifle lacking in amenities would be putting it mildly. Drove through the edge and into the outback where we stopped at a viewing point. Amazing to see the outback simply extending out as far as the eyes could see. Would have liked to spend a few more minutes here but we were being plagued by flies.

Headed back to Silverton where we parked up at the infamous hotel.

Drove back through Broken Hill and onto Cobar. As we approached Cobar at dusk we were concerned that the 'roos that looked at us in a sort of interested way would remain on the side of the road and not attempt to make a dash for it.

We reached a campsite, our nerves somewhat shredded by the 'roos, and settled in for the night. Had steaks tonight and they were big to say the least.