WEDNESDAY 21ST – BACK TO QUEENSLAND

Not a lot to report today. We drove 450 klms this morning to cross back into Queensland and adjust our clocks. There is no photo of our camp site this evening as you have seen it before. We are back in exactly the same spot on the banks of the Georgina River at Camooweal where the pelicans performed approximately two and a half weeks ago. There are a few pelicans around but no sign of the performing group yet.

This afternoon, we drove approximately 20 klms south of here to visit the Camooweal Caves National Park in which are located the Nowranie Caves. They are sink holes very similar to and second in size to those found on the Nullabor Plain under which lies a very extensive cave system. There is a day use area at the Nowranie Waterhole but the waterhole was completely dry. The area badly needs rain. When it does rain, water flows into the caves but nobody knows where it goes from there. We are within the Lake Eyre Basin.

Tomorrow we continue to head east for adventures as yet unknown.

You will be pleased to know that the fridge is now operating at correct temperature. We think a night connected to mains power fixed it. Another interesting experience is our water. The temperature touched 41 degrees today so who knows how hot the bitumen road is. The water tanks are picking up so much heat from the road that, as we go to bed at night, the only option we have is a hot shower.