Windorah

SATURDAY, 4 JUNE 2016

Go on, make us move!

Might need a wash

Wild dogs

Coopers Creek

Windorah Solar Farm

Museum

Sand hill

Mustering

The rain stopped about 4.30 pm yesterday, but the mud didn’t disappear overnight.  This morning was very overcast as we hitched up for the drive to Windorah.  Stangely, there was very little wildlife on the road this morning, apart from two brolgas and a few kangaroos.  However, the cattle on the road certainly kept us alert!  The road surface was good, alternating between one and two lanes, with gravel shoulders which were still a bit soft in places.  We could not understand the amount of oncoming traffic today, nearly all caravans, motorhomes or camper trailers.  After talking to a couple who had stopped for a rest, we discovered they were a tagalong music tour comprising 80 vehicles and had literally taken over all the camping facilities in Windorah on Friday night.  After see all these vehicles leaving, we weren’t so concerned about getting a powered site at Windorah.  After the recent rains, the countryside had definitely greened up, which accounts for the lack of roadkill.  We also came across three dead wild dogs strung up in a tree (seems to be the accepted protocol after killing these pests).  Shortly before crossing Coopers Creek, on a two lane stretch of bitumen and travelling slowly, an oncoming car threw a stone at us, removed a piece of windscreen and left a lovely star about 2cms each way.  A patch has been applied and fingers crossed that we don’t have any chilly nights.

We are staying at the one and only caravan park in Windorah, which is very basic but does have power and water.  A lady is supposed to come around about 7.00 am to collect fees.  We needn’t have worried about getting a site – there are only eight caravans here.  We are also very glad we have our own shower!!!  There is no mobile phone coverage in Windorah, but there is a service station, a shop, a pub and an information centre – everything we need.