Sadly we have to leave Takkaraka today. Terry and Gayle are heading back east towards home, while Shanine is going to spend a few days with us in the outback. We left the site quite early and were the first vehicles on the 20 km dirt road out of the National park which meant that there was still a tremendous amount of wildlife on and around the road. There were countless kangaroos and wallabies but for Rosena the highlight was when the road was blocked by two Australian Bustards which allowed us to drive up really close. These birds were considered to be very tasty by Captain Cook and his crew.
Just as we were leaving the Park Rosena spotted one of her must see birds - the brolga, considered sacred by the Aborigines, probably because it looks much less like good eating than the bustard. Once we got to the highway our little convoy made good time. We had Aussie pies as part of our picnic lunch at a small town called Alpha.
After Alpha the countryside really opened up, making the sky appear to be much bigger than normal. There was less bird life than previously and the vegetation was more sparse although our hosts told us that it is much greener than they have ever seen it due to the high levels of rainfall earlier this year. Our drive ended after 647km at Longreach, just as it was starting to get dark, where we had booked a cabin on a caravan site. This one is quite ritzy, with an en-suite but not as picturesque as Takkaraka.
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