During the school holidays recently we drove west out of Sydney to a beautiful little village near Mudgee called Hill End. This stunning little place was once part of a booming gold mining town with a popuation of approx 30 thousand people, but as the gold ran out so did the occupants. There is now one pub 'the royal hotel', post office, general store and a school with 5 students. Its a bit like going back in time with things still the same as they were back in the 1800's.
I went a bit crazy with all the beauty and country goodness so will have to post some more photographs in a few weeks, today enjoy some of the magic that is Hill End and a little Mudgee.