Big Red sunset drinks and nibbles

At 4pm we set off with Mark from the Birdsville Hotel in a minibus for a town tour and Mark showed us the Artesian Bore that supplies their hot water, the school, various old buildings, one of Tom Kruse’s old trucks, and the famous Birdsville horse racing track. The bore is so hot that it provides Birdsville's power by geothermal means. Then we set off for the Big Red sand dune at the start of the Simpson Desert.

It was about a 30min drive. Mark drove us to the top of the dune and provided chairs, drinks and nibbles while we watched the sun set. He told us that prior to the flood there had been a lot of rain over this area. It accelerated the flood flow as the ground was already saturated. That is why the Warburton Creek got to Lake Eyre so much quicker than the Cooper Creek. It also explains why Big Red is now Big Green.

Back to town and straight to dinner in the Hotel. John had slow-cooked beef cheeks and I had steak and salad. We shared a white brownie and icecream. It was too dry!もっと詳しく