7 – 11 October 2024
After leaving Carnarvon Gorge we finally decided that our
next few nights would be at Myall Park Botanic Gardens in the Western Downs region. I had stumbled across
it on WikiCamps some time ago and marked it as a possibility, and Mick had been
told about it by a birding friend. We called ahead and spoke to the Caretaker,
Jeff. He told us to call when we arrived, which we did.
We were both quite surprised at the great set-up at Myall Park. Jeff met us at the visitor centre/office and told us about the two sections of campground, and the facilities available. We chose where we would like to be and he took us over to find a site that would be right for us – as much shade as possible as some quiet warm days were forecast. There is an eco-toilet in this section, and it’s only a short walk to the main toilet/shower block adjacent to the "caravan" section.
Myall Park turned out to be a fabulous spot and we extended our planned 2 nights to four. There were some fellow birders camped nearby who just happened to know the friend who had put us onto this place. Birding really is small world!
Mick enjoyed
mornings and afternoons at the bird hide, and despite the heat and a big storm,
we had a great time. This is another place that was quite a surprise, and one
we will likely return to at some stage.
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| We could see the storm approach and were able to prepare |
Needing to keep moving on, we set off for another spot we had heard about, this time in Chinchilla.
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