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Day 9 Thus 19 May 16, Broken Hill, fine & sunny 7 - 22deg, brilliant day! Brisk this morning on the racecourse but clear as a bell. After brekky we headed out of town on the bikes to see the "Living Desert and Sculptures" area. 16km out so we were warned up nicely by the time we arrived. As soon as you leave the outskirts of BH you are in the desert, red soil/sand with low scrubby bush. The sculptures are located on top a hill overlooking some of the most rugged but beautiful country you'd ever want to see. Every one of the rather large sculptures was done by a different artist and therefore is very different. They were each explained on a sign and it was all very well done. At a nearby picnic area there is also an electric fence area (Living Desert) for some lovely little furry things. Our next stop was the other iconic attraction for BH, Pro Harts Gallery/Museum. What an amazing prolific artist who achieved so much in the 77 years. Sad that after all that delicate work he would die of motor neuron disease. It was then into town to see the lovely old buildings and memorials that only a rich mining town could afford to build. The Miners Memorial, perched on top of the mine tailings and overlooking the town centre was impressive. We got the impression that BH is currently not the place it used to be in the mining boom years. However it's still doing okay. We'd both had enough excitement for one day so it was back to the van for a cuppa, with 47km under the belt for the day. A bit of admin, a chat with the neighbours and a nice lamb chop/steak with veggies capped off a great day in BH.
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