Walking for Talking 2

Food and Water Cache

Thursday to Sunday, Graeme, Bestie and Drew have been out loving their time in the Simpson Desert. Purpose was to drive to around the ‘halfway’ mark for Graeme’s walk and bury an emergency cache of food and water. He hasn’t shared the coordinates of where it is with us so I hope he tells someone else in case he forgets!

Before they got there, they had to pass through Poeppels Corner which is where Queensland meets Northern Territory meets South Australia. This is what you go to see…..

Graeme, Bestie (Andrew Best), Drew (Andrew Turnell)

He rang briefly yesterday and said the parts of the Madigan Line they drove on were in good condition and that desert was super, super green. There’s water/mud out there but he said they had to find it rather than battle through it which is a good thing for the walk itself. It’s still fairly quiet in town and in the desert with only 6 parties crossing via the Madigan Line in the last few weeks. I assume parties means vehicles not groups.

He was also very excited to have called ‘camel day’ successfully. Every time we’ve been out in the desert areas, one of us will make the claim today is the day to see camels. To call it successfully in the morning makes you the winner. You have to make the fun anyway you can! If you look at the sand dune peak you can see a couple there. Also a great shot of how green it is out there.

Camels on ridgeline

Next step in the plan is to watch the State of Origin from a pub west of Mt Isa. According to some local workers they chatted to in Birdsville, this is the place to be. They are leaving Birdsville today to head up that way just touring, wandering around really. I think they’ll stop near Boulia tonight.

Here’s some other more general type scenery shots that he’s sent through.