Friday 19 April 2019

Mutawintji National Park

We left the  Murray region and headed north through Broken Hill through to this National Park which is about 130km north east of Broken Hill. It’s a typical Australian range with rugged gorges and beautiful rock formations.   


Usually the water holes are permanent but with this prolonged drought, the only bits of water are stagnant and littered with dead animals. However, it’s a paradise for walkers, with several walks of varying lengths and levels of difficulty - Darryl and I did a couple and walked many steps! 
                     

The campground is very outback with just red dirt and the trees seem to have a disease and are struggling a little. Further along the water courses the trees are very healthy. It’s a pretty popular spot and our entertainment at times has been to watch the new folks come in and set up. The amenities left a  bit to be desired and we’re very grateful we were able to enjoy our own en-suites. 

We set off this morning and travelled along a dusty, and at times, very rough road to this park at White Cliffs. It’s not very busy here so can’t be a popular Easter holiday location!!  

They have rain forecast here tomorrow and Monday so our plans are a bit up in the air! The roads all get closed if it’s wet so we could be here for a bit - or we’ll get to Wanaaring and maybe Hungerford before the rains - or if all else fails, there’s a bitumen road to Wilcannia.  First we’ve got to find some opals and explore the town. 
We can’t wait for tomorrow so we can finally get to enjoy Macy’s Easter gifts!! 🐣. We were pretty happy to hear the footy results - I’d even forgotten they were playing - with no mobile service you lose touch with what’s going on. We hope everyone is enjoying their Easter and special mention goes to Greg who’s celebrating a special birthday and to Hannah who celebrates tomorrow. Happy birthday you two ❌❌.

So from this part of the world to you, we send our love and best wishes.
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