Arthur Creek

Day 6
If schedules had gone to plan we would be in the desert but instead we are driving along the Plenty Highway ( which is really mostly dirt). Flocks of corellas and galahs take off and fly along side us, ghost gums luminescent in the landscape, ant hills taller than any of us mob, brolgas dance and wild flowers abound. Heading for Jervois station to fuel up. NT is stunningly beautiful and Surprisingly cool and in fact cold at not much more than 12 degrees. Camp fires have been extremely comforting to say the least. I have become obsessed with wildflowers and you might find a pic of the odd one or two. Andrew and I also obsessed with the story of Burke and Wills as told by Sarah Murgatroyd in the Dig Tree. Extremely well written and researched. Cannot recommend it highly enough. Some in our troop obsessed with car maintenance and some with the cleanliness and organisation of vehicles. Our alternative route today is Binns track. Extraordinarily picturesque. Driving between mountain gorges and the lush growth from recent rains. Still dry river and creek beds snake their way through this country and can only imagine how spectacular they’d be in flow. Stopping in Bedourie to support the locals along the way amongst squally showers and gloomy skies. Tonight we settle and make camp in the dry river bed of Arthur River after 7 hours driving to escape the wet. ( They do say never camp in a river bed !)Read more