Barcaldine to Winton
Wednesday 8 July 2015
15.07.2015
Fine and sunny and 15 degrees today for our 286 km trip from Barcaldine to Winton. We stopped for lunch at Longreach and topped up with fuel.
Our camp-site tonight was the Long Waterhole - a free camp about 2 km south of Winton - however it was completely lacking in facilities. Good camping spots were in short supply as the drought has left the ground badly cracked and very rough. We finally selected a camp site on the levee bank with a view down the waterhole. The waterhole is man-made with a large levee bank to protect the town of Winton in times of flood. While setting up camp we disturbed a Goanna that had been taking the sun.
Camped on the levee bank at the Long Waterhole.
Goanna sunning itself on the levee bank.
Goanna about to disappear down a hole.
Large cracks in the ground at the Long waterhole - no recent rain.
A view of the Long waterhole.
Another view of the Long Waterhole.
Sunset over Winton.
Another view of the sunset over Winton.
beautiful photos, David.
by snowman3195