Saturday, 29 June 2019

Birdsville - Bedourie - Boulia





The road heading to Bedourie from Birdsville




The bridge over the Diamantina River at Birdsville


Birdsville Billabong ... can you see the bird on top of the tree


This is a closeup of the bird


The artesian supplying Birdsville with water .. the water comes out at 98 degrees C. 




Signpost heading north from Birdsville


Road conditions heading south from Birdsville 




Birdsville Horse Racing Track






Diamantina River


The old Royal Hotel at Birdsville


Still doing maintenance work on the roads around Birdsville 


The Birdsville Bunnings except no sausage sizzle


Collecting money for cancer ... nice bloke 




Waddi trees.


Have no idea ... it was in the middle of nowhere




Shorty had morning tea in the van ... looks like wasps had a home at the rest area even though we saw none




Cacoory Ruins between Birdsville and Bedourie




Water that came from Lake Machattie


Horses and they wouldn't move




Friendly critters


Royal Hotel in Bedourie ... has been in the same family since the early 1980's


Another one off the list


The hot spa in Bedourie ... 40 degrees C ... beautiful


The pool at Bedourie ... only about 30 degrees C ... more to Shorty's liking.




Very green after the floods




When you need one ... well 


Typical drop toilet ... this one was extremely clean and didn't smell.
But this one had a view and can you see me




Tropic of Capricorn between Bedourie and Boulia




Boulia surrounds


Australian Hotel in Boulia






The Burke River at Boulia


Bourke River at Boulia






Boulia Shire.
Website: Boulia


Plenty of water after the two cyclones in February 2019 ... this is on the road between Birdsville and Boulia