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- Day 7
- Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 5:22 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 42 m
AustraliaBirdsville Airport25°53’60” S 139°21’15” E
Betoota is Alive.

Day 7
A cool start to the morning, we didn’t use the heater. Slow start also stayed bed for awhile. So by the time we were ready to go Bill had caught up with us. He stayed at Coppers creek last night. Had a chat and we headed off. Not long after leaving we came across some Native Wells details below:
The Native Wells, located approximately 90 kilometres west of Windorah on the Diamantina Development Road, offer a quick stop by the side of the road and an opportunity to view the native wells, and read a little bit about them on the Information board available. Native Wells in Australia have been used for centuries by Aboriginal people as a water source. Wells in outback Queensland are dry most of the time, however during a wet season, the water is filtered through cap rock and pools in the natural depressions, that are then used by people and animals alike.
Aboriginal people maintained the wells by making sure debris was cleaned out and certainly no animals stuck in them. Traditionally, the well would have a stick in it to allow animals such as goanna's and kangaroo's, to be able to climb out. Lengths of timber were often placed across the wells to prevent debris and animals from falling in and contaminating them.
Continued on from the wells we checked out the lookouts extra on the way. The scenery etc was beautiful on the way. Haven’t seen it this green before. Checked out the Serpent on the rocks, plenty of things to see and do. Then we headed to Batoota hotel. The last time we came through it was a ruin so we were keen to check it out. It is back up and running and looking good. Not much food during lunch so we had a couple of pies. The beers here were only $5, trying to get customers. So I bought a carton will be cheaper than Birdsville. They charge $9 a beer. So after that we head off for the long haul to Birdsville. Got here and booked into the caravan park. It is so green around Birdsville and water everywhere. Never seen it like this. It will be interesting in the desert. So now booked in and set up had a great shower and feel like a new man. Time for a beer in Birdsville. Had a quite night and dinner. Time for bed, see you in the morning.Read more
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Is this the native well?