However with a national event for the Vintage Caravan Clubs of Australia being held in Broken Hill we had to make the 30km drive out to Silverton anyway.
Not a good time of day to be on the road but we had no issues with wildlife and we arrived at Penrose Park at The tiny historic village of Silverton in good time to set up before dark.
This morning we awoke early to the most magnificent sunrise we have seen anywhere else on our trip so far. The colours are stunning!!
Today we planned to wander around Broken Hill taking in the sights whilst we waited for the ute to be serviced. We had rung ahead from Rawnsley station and booked in for a general check, wheel alignment and cleaniut of the brakes after all the mud and such forth we have been through on our journey so far.
About 10am the rain started in Broken Hill and it just got heavy and the temperature plummeted as the day went on.
We ended up having to wait most of the day for the car and so lunched at a local pub, sorted out a SIM card for the iPad and checked out the regional art gallery as well as several cafés and all the points of interest we could easily walk to in the rain.
The Palace Hotel is a particular highlight if you like "Priscella Queen if the Desert"
And these paintings are a feature inside this hotel - they were painted by an aboriginal artist - they continue all the way up and over and under this huge stairwell.
So we ended up driving back to Silverton I'm the very late afternoon again and this time also in the rain.
It seemed like a good idea to try out the small Silverton Hotel for dinner tonight - as did a handful of other patrons we encountered there. It's a very interesting little pub - mainly because it has been the location (as has Silverton village) for quite a few movie sets over the years - the best known being Mad Max movies.
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