Sorry we have been completely out of touch for so long, but as you all know, this is a BIG country with very little reception. We have had a wonderful time and i will do my best to fill you in with what has happened.
We left Innamincka and headed south down the Stezlecki Track, which was scarred with many massive wheel ruts and slippery sections after the rain. Spent a great night at the Montcollina Bore that is a hot artesian spring, which allowed us to indulge in hot water pursuits.....washing dishes, clothes, bodies etc...Had dingoes hanging around at night. Finally arrived in Lyndhurst at the end of the track, where we desperately needed to refill our water tanks (one still not in operation) repairs would have to wait till we reached a bigger town.
We gladly left Lyndhurst after having to pay 10 bucks for 20 litres of water...cough, cough.....and made our way up towards Marree and the start of the Birdsville Track. Stopping to make camp at the beautiful Farina where we stayed for a good two days just chilling out. Gorgeous old ruins allowed me to get some nice pictures and all of us to relax under the massive sky. GORGEOUS
Topped up our fuel and water tanks at Marree, after Max was able to make some repairs.
Birdsville Track was rutted and rough after no doubt suffering the same rain we had run into a week ago. We stopped to camp at the Mirra Mitta Bore almost exactly half way up the track, after taking a punt that there would be a few trees (or bushes) to shelter us from the gibber stones and the wind. The site was great, with again a hot artesian bore spewing out near boiling water that trickled down alongside our camp, supplying us with hot water. We fended off a few curious travellers the next morning and stayed on in our little desert paradise for another night or two.
Pulling up stumps we pushed on into Birdsville.....mmmmmm which day? What day is it again? Can't remember. Camped two nights on the lovely Diamintina River just outside of town and got ourselves stocked up again with supplies and water. Birdsville has a town water supply care of their hot bore (1700m) that also supplies their power so we were revelling in the taps with fresh water, long showers and grassy green oval (bizarre I know).
The second day.....as we gritted our teeth against little voices whining mummy...daddy, we decided we could take no more and took ourselves off to have a beer and an orange juice at the Birdsville Hotel. If only for an hour.
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