We were allowed to drive just a bit further outside of town yesterday so we went to see the waddi trees, one of the local tourist attractions. The waddi (above) are a rare and ancient species of tree with have spiky, needle-like leaves and thick bark and grow in just a few places in Australia. They are interesting looking trees, but somehow I was expecing something more grand after reading about them! After checking them out, we climbed around the nearby dingo caves. While we didn’t see any dingos, they dogs had obviously been around and the caves were interesting – filled with bilby bone remains and with bird nests created on the ceilings. We also saw a very cool goanna on the road who surprisingly posed for us for quite a few minutes.
It's hard to see this goanna thanks to his very cool camoflage coat.
Robert checks out one of the dingo caves.
Back in town, we were waved at and greeted everywhere we went. After four days in town, we know a lot of the locals and they know us. So it’s fun to be here And guess what, we got the go-ahead: some of the roads out of town are now open, so we will be able to leave today. It sounds like we should consider that lucky. Talking to the bartender last night, we learned that Birdsville was surrounded by floodwaters for two months last year. Food shipments could not be made for eight weeks and special airlifts had to be arranged. How is that for an adventure?
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