Off The Beaten...

Fancy taking a dip in a real desert oasis?  How about slipping into a warm artesian pool in the frosty pre-dawn quiet, gazing up into the Milky Way - watching shooting stars and waiting for the sky to turn pink as the first golden rays of sun light the Melaleucas fringing then water.

To be honest, we weren't really sure just how much we'd enjoy crossing the Simpson.  With four full days in the "desert proper" - and four full size people jammed into a Hilux with all our gear, just how much fun could it be?  Bucket loads as it turns out.

Driving into Birdsville from the West brought the memories flooding back.  Past the cemetery. Past the Police Station. Past he airstrip...and past the pub and straight down Adelaide Street.  WTF??? I hear you shout.  "Past the PUB?? Surely you can't be serious?" Fear not and read on.