Bedourie to Birdsville, Queensland
A short 170km day to Birdsville. We take a six hour side trip into the Simpson Desert and tackle Big Red, a 4WD-eating sand dune!
We left early from Bedourie. And didn't buy diesel. Uneventful quick trip to Birdsville.
Drove west, and learned how to drive on sand dunes. Whoo hoo! We deflated the tires to 18psi, and it worked fine... mostly.
Tackled Big Red. Only took us six attempts before we learned the trick! For us, it was in third gear low range. We didn't deflate the tires any further.
Excellent dinner at Birdsville Hotel. Pumpkin soup. Kangaroo fillet and three veg. I must admit, I really like pumpkin, and how easy it is to get it here in Australia. It just isn't available all that much in the US, except from Halloween to Christmas.
Enjoyed hanging out at the bar afterwards and watching folks shoot pool.
Weird Wildlife Sighting
Nothing much.