Arcadia Valley, Queensland, AustraliaThursday 20 July
Today we drove on to Lake Nuga Nuga in the National Park of the same name.
On the way we stopped in the little town of Injune, where I availed myself of their free wifi to buy some books to read on my Kindle. I ran out about a week ago and have struggled on with a 'real' book at night before sleep, but the tiny bugs are attracted to the light, and I have to wear my reading glasses - all a bit uncomfortable.
We drove through the lovely Arcadia Valley, and turned at the infinitesimal sign to Lake Nuga Nuga. Obviously they don't want too many to find this place. After about eight more kilometres of dust and bumps we found the lake and set up all on our own, except for the bird life and wallabies, to watch the sunset over the water. For tea we had corned beef fritters, using the leftovers from last Sunday's pot roast.
Friday 21 July
Weather report : 2 degrees, brilliant blue skies.
We circumnavigated the 'island' we were camped on - Google shows water going where land now is so it must have been a big wet at the time of photography from space.
I spent the day reading 'The Abundance of Katherines' by John Green - a real book thanks to Jack and Sandra - and chuckling quietly on and off.
Rick spent the day going for a walk in one direction then going for a walk in another direction and so on and so on. Of course he never came back empty handed - a thunder egg, a bit of petrified wood, fire wood and, I'm leaving the best till last, a turtle shell! What a boy!
Lake Nuga Nuga is a bird watchers' paradise. The pelicans were in big groups and would swim along crowded together, herding fish, or some food source, then repeatedly scoop them up. On our morning walk we came upon a rather sad area, what looked like a place where birds came to die. A black swan was there looking near to death. Hopefully she doesn't last tonight's frost.
Saturday 22 July Carnarvon Gorge
Weather report : -1 degree, brilliant blue skies.
Once the heater had warmed inside to a toasty 10 degrees, we hoisted ourselves out of bed and packed up as we are going to Carnarvon Gorge National Park for a few days.
Judy
2017-07-25
I wondered if you'd wandered off out there and got lost!