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Make sure you get yourself on a town tour while you're at the Ridge. You're about to trawl through the weirdest places imaginable.
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Up every dirt track in the Ridge, there's approximately twelve vehicles waiting for a makeover.
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They'll get you underground quick smart and start showing you what life for the miners is like.
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It's a guided tour. Boff's in the lead.
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Where do we sign up?
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Sisters get into the swing of things as only die hard Lightning Ridge miners can.
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A little retail therapy on hand as you exit the mine. Funny that.
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OK ... let's see what this place is all about.
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Inside The House of Bottles ... it was about now that my sister stopped asking questions about this place.
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Who knew bottles could be put to such ... use?
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Pretty much time to get outta here we're thinking.
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What you do with the leftover building materials. Naturally.
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Get the picture now? Nah, me neither.
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On with the tour. Someone's castle ... I forget the lowdown.
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Someone really eccentric's castle ...
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An element of eccentricity is alive and well out here.
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It was actually a decent motel, the Lightning Ridge Outback Resort. OK, so "resort" might be a stretch, but comfy and convenient for our big group.
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Scenes, calm and crazy, of downtown Lightning Ridge ...
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Returning to the airstrip next morning, we find Mama Bear & Baby Bear still waiting patiently to head off to our next destination. Thanks Lightning Ridge, we'll be back!
