12/6/2007 - Our Desert Adventure Ends
catching up on the blog from journal notes]
Date Tuesday June 12 2007
All are up early again, enjoying the amazing colours of the desert dawn. Frost on the swags and a minus 2 degrees temperature stop nobody, as a crackling fire attracts the risers. The crested bellbirds call rings out over the red dunes, as the shadows shorten. It is our last day in the desert and many people wish it could go on, but all are keen to see Eyre creek with water in it, and to tackle Big Red.
We set off through some of the softest sand I've seen in the desert for a while. Our tyre pressures are set between 15 and 18 psi, and the engines labour, but nobody gets bogged. As we head further East, and closer to Eyre creek, the swales moisten, and vast green patches of vegetation begin to appear.
As we reach the Eyre creek bypass, we hear on the radio that another convoy is negotiation the bypass, so we call them and advise we will sit it out at the intersection until they arrive. Due to the overflow of the creek carrying silt from far north, the ground is very dusty and meeting vehicles head on in white dust is a recipe for disaster.
Eyre creek looks a treat full of water. There is bird life everywhere and wildflowers galore. Native tobacco grows all over the place. We have a long way still to go and we contemplate camping at Eyre creek and adding and extra day, but we push on.
Finally at Big Red, we encounter the usual day-trippers out from Birdsville with 28 psi or more in their tyres, struggling to get up the dune. We wait our turn then all participants make it with ease. The sun is setting and we will have a drive in the dark to Birdsville which is unusual, we usually make it in at about 2 pm. The desert has been quite soft this year, maybe we will add an extra day next year.
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Once in Birdsville, we shower and celebrate with a meal, some wine and beers at the pub. Another great trip ends.
And another is about to begin.
Video [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI9uVClv294"]Here[/url]
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