Boulia

Sunday 23 August 2015

Another hot day but our trip was mainly on black top with intermittent unsealed sections. We are enjoying the black top roads, no dust just the wind to contend with.  Morning tea was at a lookout with views over the channel country - all shades of brown as far as the eye could see, but very spectacular. We have been travelling in channel country for a few days now - sometimes below sea level.  The countryside is becoming a little more interesting, sand is now red and the trees are taller.      

We arrived in Boulia around lunchtime. The boys got excited when we drove past the rubbish dump and spotted all the vehicles, but they were all moderns so the excitement subsided pretty quickly. Boulia is known for the Min Min lights and some chose to visit the information centre and watch the presentation on the lights. As it is Sunday just the service station, coffee shop and pub were open. We have been allocated the rodeo ground to free camp and tonight we will be having dinner cooked for us. We shall all make a donation to the RFDS. There was a group of camels in a paddock - not sure what they eat as there was not a blade of grass to be seen.

 

Once again a group of children came to our camp to ride in the vehicles. Lots of smiles on their little faces.

 

The coolest place we can find is outside the ablution block by the toilets. The area is grassed and the building blocks the wind and provides shade. The mobile phones and I-pads are out as we have internet connection  which is a privilege. Beer, cold drinks and the odd bottle of red wine is being drunk. We're slightly worried as a camel is being exercised on the oval near the BBQ area!! We will have to get out of the habit of hanging around toilets as we will all be arrested! !