After Birdsville & am on the road again!!!!!!!!

 

 

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We didn’t make our fortune at the bookmakers in Birdsville, perhaps, it was our less than scientific approach to racehorse selection. My father’s name is Albert so I thought two horses with Albert in their name would be sure winners…I was wrong!

 We left Birdsville on the Sunday after lunch & travelled toward Windorah. Our first stop was at Betoota where there was an abandoned hotel. We then next visited Deon’s Lookout & admired the expansive views of the plains.

After 280 kilometres of the “dreaded gravel” we hit the tar & after a short distance we found a free camp about a hundred kilometres from Windorah which we shared with five other travellers.

 The next day we headed east to Windorah & then south easterly to Quilpie where we stayed for two nights in the local caravan park. Whilst in Quilpie we enjoyed some local entertainment & an Artesian Spa.

We then travelled south of Quilpie to Toompine – population 2!  It is a pub without a town. The pub was built in the 1890’s & is typically outback in character. Its galvanised walls must be able to tell some stories if they could talk! We had a drink – coffee! We loved the sense of humour of the publican.

 We then travelled on down the road to Yowah which is an opal prospecting area & a small town. We enjoyed a dip in the local Artesian Spa and had some lunch before again travelling a few clicks down the road to a great free camp on the Paroo River just out the township of Eulo.

 

BEFORE TODAY THE ONLY WILDLIFE WE HAD SEEN WAS MICHAEL GRANGER & ROGER WOOLLEY at Divers Tavern in Broome but today we saw oodles of emus & kangaroos.