Willcania

Friday, 1 June 2018

Lunch time

The billabong

Same billabong, different angle

Local flora and fauna

Bushwalking, nomad style

Darling River and more nomads

Quiet reflection

Group selfie

A helping hand

We had a relatively short drive today – only 200 kms – to Warrawong on the Darling, a couple of kilometres east of Willcania.  Following a magnificent sunrise (not always a good sign), the sky quickly became hazy with high cloud which cleared before we arrived at Willcania.  The road was very good, there wasn’t very much traffic, but there was a lot of live wildlife and animals today – kangaroos, emus, cattle, sheep, even an eagle!  There was also a large amount of roadkill to steer around (most of it seemed to be on our half of the road!!!), including a quite large pig.  There are some very fat and well-fed crows in this region.  One stupid emu even tried to join the roadkill scene, just avoiding a large splatter on the side of our caravan by being blown off his feet by the slipstream.  He quickly picked himself up and returned to his starting point and to wait for the next vehicle, no doubt.

We are staying at a lovely little caravan park on the bank of a billabong and a short walk from the Darling River.  The in-laws (Sally and Paul) are here tonight as well (we will go separate ways tomorrow) and we all enjoyed a stroll to the river and another billabong, before settling down to enjoy the sunshine and boost our vitamin D levels.