The Strzelecki Desert

Day 2
The Strzelecki
A gorgeous sunrise walk saw us leaving Tibooburra for the Strzelecki Desert. Imagine our surprise when an hour or so down the track we come across a coffee van set up on a clay pan. Middle of nowhere. It’s called Pink Lady Lake because no pink lady should expose herself to such harshness. We were the first customers of this fine young entrepreneurial family from local Waka station. Such an inspiration. Onward after coffee past fighting big red Roos and lush desert wild flowers. We are just in awe of this amazing country after rain. From green to yellow to purple and white. Carpets of bloom everywhere. Realising roads are not as bad as we thought , we went back to the original plan of the Walking Crossing. Camped on the Cooper River with the budgies and the birds. No water currently flowing but everything is lush.Read more