It was a hot night last night but we were soon cooled down with a strong wind and a heavy shower of rain which cleared quickly overnight. Took it real easy this morning - nice slow breakfast and then did the house cleaning - couple of loads of washing and a sweep out (not looking forward to the proper house cleaning that will be required when we get home!!!) whilst the kids enjoyed a morning swim in the pool.
The highlight of the day was our trip to the Silver Mint and the Art Gallery - yes we had our yearly dose of culture. Now I'm not an arty person by any means and don't know the first thing about art appreciation but we actually enjoyed wandering around looking at all the piccies. Now they certainly not the type of paintings that I would hang in my hall way but man their are some talented people out there!!!!!
We took a drive up to the mine, there is a restaurant up there and a mine memorial. The restaurant would have an awesome view but unfortuantely its closed for renovations at the moment. This is the one only photo I have taken today - the view of Broken Hill from the mine.
The kids were amazed at the mine memorial - all the names and the causes of death - mine collapse, getting stuck in machinery, heart failure, lead poisining and the ages of the people. They spent quite a bit of time taking it all in and reading the plaques. The deaths dated back to the 1800's and through to as recently as 2007. A great learning experience for them.
Kids spent the afternoon in the pool and then we spend an age talking to our new neighbours - a lovely couple from England who have to be in Perth by Friday, very do-able but no time for sightseeing.
Since we have done so little today we are definatly staying here an extra couple of days - also the weather here is hot and lovely and its yuck and raining at home so there is nothing to rush back for, going to just keep living the dream for a little longer....
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