Boulia

20 -21 September 2023

Leaving Bedourie and heading north, once again we made a few stops to photograph birds. Mick spotted some likely habitat and his assessment was spot on. He managed to get some photos that he was reasonably happy with, given the harsh conditions in the middle of the day.

We stopped for lunch at a rest area and then drove in to one of the campgrounds near the Georgina River where we had thought we might stay. We found birding friend Paula camped there but decided to keep moving on – the high temperatures were having us causing us to seriously rethink our plans. With the kite photo “in the bag”, Mick was satisfied with his efforts so we pushed on to Boulia.

We bought some groceries and fuelled up before heading to the caravan park to try to find a shady spot. There wasn’t much to choose from, but it was quite late in the day so we managed with some dappled shade until the sun started to go down. We planned an early start so we could visit friends in Winton, so set the alarm for 5:30am.

Up before the sun, we were breakfasted and packed up, and on the road as the sun started to rise. Hope we didn’t make too much noise and disturb the neighbours.