TIBOOBURRA, OUTBACK NEW SOUTH WALES
Day Three
Well into the corner country as they call this part of Australia. Tibooburra is where the bitumen road meets the dirt. Unsealed roads and of course no railway or roadside fencing. Driving is at risk of wandering wildlife such as kangaroo, emu, dingo, stray cattle and even the odd camel.
Upon arrival in the unofficial capital Tibooburra of the outback corner country. One could be mistaken as going to Bedrock as in the Fred Flintstone tv cartoon. Large and small granite rocks fill the landscape. Population hovering around one hundred and thirty. Natural rainfall is always scarce here and watered grass rarely seen.
A statue of a camel and its Afghan handler is in the main street. Services are available for travellers.
There is a small park dedicated to the expedition of Charles Sturt and includes a rowboat as was carried by Sturt's party in the hope that they would find an inland sea. Upturned to demonstrate futility and covered in copper sheeting, the boat is a must-see attraction.
The town name is generally pronounced as Tib-oo-burra. A fun mispronunciation is To-boob-urra as said by some.
Traveldriven
SIGNAGE DRIVING INTO TIBOOBURRA
TOWN OF TIBOOBURRA
AMONGEST THE ROCKS
TIBOOBURRA AFGHAN & CAMEL
TIBOOBURRA DRIVE-IN CLOSED DOWN
TIBOOBURRA BUS
THE FAMILY HOTEL
GOOD FOR A MEAL
STURT'S BOAT
TIBOOBURRA EDGE OF TOWN
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