It started as a joke, at an instameet, we were talking about photographing the stars and that it is impossible in Sydney, but wouldn't it be fun to go out to Broken Hill to do that. Yes said myself and Miss B. Wouldn't that be a good long weekend road trip. And the planning commenced.
Miss B and I googled every direction, every km, of sealed and unsealed road. Unsealed.... in our city cars? No that wouldn't do but Miss B's uncle has a Nissan Patrol and sure, he'd let us borrow it for the long weekend road trip, we just had to remind him exactly how far we were planning on going.
Ahhh the planning, which way to go and what to see. I was ever thankful to Destination NSW for their web sites and planning maps because I found myself discovering a place I'd heard about but never thought I'd see. Lake Mungo is a dry lake located in south-western portion of New South Wales. It is about 760 km due west of Sydney accessible by dirt roads.
WHY NOT we say. Then we can head (via unsealed road) to Menindee Lakes, still at 50% capacity from the Queensland floods, they would look sensational. Ending at Broken Hill, Silverton and Mundi Mundi (mad Max territory) Then home via Cobar to see more mines and hopefully wheat and canola farms along the drive home.
We planned to within an inch of our lives, all accommodation would be pub based except for Lake Mungo where it is a resort. Lots of petrol stops planned.
It was a trip of a lifetime. I can't believe we saw 40,000 year old sand dunes, eroded from time, fragile beyond anything. Red red dirt, partially empty lakes and iconic pubs that are part of the real Australian culture. 2250km seems so small in the scale of this great country.
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