Somewhere on the Connie Sue Highway/ Warburton - July 16&17- Day 10 and 11 on track.

STATS:
Distance travelled on 16th: 86.8
Distance travelled on 17th: 230.3
Fuel: Warburton = $2.05per litre.
Average speed across Anne Beadell and Connie Sue = 26kmph!


Combined the two days by mistake...so here they are. A bit mixed up but there never the less.

Here we all are, cuppa's in hand, fire nearly ready for breaky - hang on there is somone missing - Where's Stef?

Oh that's right - still snug as a bug in the tent.

Rod (Captain Slow) at the Magic Pudding Ute. Packing up for the day ahead.

Wood's Pass we think, another spot to look at just off the track.

A bird's nest under a rocky overhang. Amazing colours in the rocks.

View out across the plains.

Stef and Milani on the top of Wood's Pass.

View over the edge.

Meg and Reve decided not to venture to the top. Enjoying the shade down below.

Pink flower.

Leaving the pass.

A private road along the way. Off to an Aboriginal community.

I think this was a  Long-leaf Corkwood (Hakea  suberea) - not sure though

The flower and seedpod

The ants were having a feast on the flower.

A Red Mulga or Mineritchie (Acacia cyperophylla) The rich red curling bark of the Mineritchie tree caught
my attention.

View from another bluff.

Col, Meg and Stef on the top.

Sarah practicing some rock climbing.

Back on the track and I am still trying to capture the perfect corrugation!!!! Sorry about that, but they really were unrelenting.

Milani in Ska.

A rest stop, wonder what was the point of interest this time?

Maybe it was the Corkwood - Milani checks it out in my Wildflowers book.

Rear view of the track, not much out there at this point.

Camping in the bushes.

Col and Rod polishing off their Spaghetti Bol.

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Another type of Ptilotus I think.

Ptilotus up close, it was brilliant pink at the tips.

Another Eremophila, also known as Emu Bush or Poverty Bush or Native Fuschia. there are hundreds of varieties.

Camel, Camel, Camel - it was still exciting when we saw them. Even though they are vermin and quite destructive to the environment.

Ska at the Junction of the Connie Sue and the Great Central road.

Some interesting mud drying up on the track.

An interesting ground dwelling plant.

Another view of a Ptilotus - I liked the pink stamens on this one.

Warburton Roadhouse, a chance to fill up, buy up and also fill with water. It was here we attempted to report the stranded teacher and friends and dog to the Police...to no avail. Also here we met the principal who was going to report it.

Here we struck out on the Great Central Road towards Warakurna, heading for the Surveyor General's Corner.

Milani scored a new hat from Warburton Roadhouse...with built in fly net.

PIB with sign, tis a bit small but it indicates that they are "UPGRADING" the Outback Way!  God help us, if this was upgraded, what was it like beforehand?

The map indicated a "point of interest" which was these rockholes.  They are naturally occuring waterholes in the rock. Important to the Aboriginals. We later learned the "spider" over the top was to prevent Camels from falling in and fouling the water.

view of "spider" looking up.

DISASTER struck at the campfire - my camera buggered up - indicating all my cards were locked. I was trying not to panic, but was resigned to no camera until we got to Yulara, where I could maybe buy one. I kept convincing myself there were plenty of photos being taken. I remained pretty calm, but was not happy.