Simpson Trip Day 2 – 3

Woke to a beautiful morning on the property just out of Walgett and after saying our thank you’s and good byes we were on the road to our first stop of the day.

Before  I left I took some drone footage of where we stayed, you can see just how dry it really was.

Aerial view over drought struck property

Straight back onto the Kamilaroi Highway it was only a short drive to the town of Brewarrina where we planned on seeing the local Aboriginal museum and Aboriginal Fish Traps.

Brewarrina Fish Traps

Brewarrina

The Brewarrina Fish Traps were a little high and dry with the lack of water in the river, but you were still able to see the rock formations that various Aboriginal Tribes constructed centuries ago. Local Aboriginal people still use the traps today to catch fish, though with the introduction of dams, carp and other factors the fish numbers a not like they used to be.

Brewarrina Fish Traps

We had a tour of the fish traps and museum from a local named Bradley . Great guide, who explained everything to us including some of the history of the area.

Bourke

Next town on the trip was Bourke where we drove through the Kidman Camp to have lunch by the Darling River. On the river they have a Paddle Steamer which takes you for a trip down the river. We didn’t stay for a ride, but might consider it another time. The Kidman Camp is also supposedly worth staying at for some of the additional activities they hold there. However it was still too early in the day to set up camp, so we continued on to Cunnamulla.

Jandra – Darling river

Cunnamulla

The Cunnamulla Fella

The historic town of Cunnamulla in Queensland is the home of the Cunnamulla Fella and well worth a stop. We arrived later afternoon and went straight to the Cunnamulla Riverside Tourist Park for the night. The park was fantastic, right on the river where I had a little fish. They had a communal fire pit which was great to meet some fellow travelers and the facilities were spectacular. Hot showers and a large camp kitchen, microwave , bbq. They even had fresh herbs in the garden.

After a good nights sleep and a coffee with breakfast in town we headed over to the visitors center which includes the Artesian Bore Time Tunnel that helps you understand Australia’s Great Artesian Basin. It certainly made you understand the importance of water in the outback and how we must conserve bore water.

We spent a bit of time in Cunnamulla and hope to come back again.

Headed West from Cunnamulla to Eulo.

Eulo

A small town but well worth the stop, as there is a lot to see. They have mud baths, opal shop,  a great little pub, the Eulo Police Cells, old air raid shelter. During Aug/Sep they hold “World Champion Lizard Racing”. They also have a gigantic wombat statue which is supposedly its real size and would have inhabited the area.

Prehistoric Wombat

Continued our journey west along the Cunnamulla Road for a spot of lunch in Thargomindah. Had a fantastic pizza style sandwich melt, yum. Also had a look through the visitor center.

Parts of the stretch of road vary from dirt to narrow tar, so care must be taken at times when vehicles are approaching. There are a few mud springs along the route, but they were not flowing when we stopped for a look. We kept driving, heading for Noccundra.

Road getting narrower
Heading to Noccundra



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