Day 15, Daly Waters
Boy what a stinker. It was 40° as I drove along today, but I'm not complaining.
I finally made it out of the smoke after about 4 days. There was a big fire off to the north west of Tennant Creek (nowhere near where I was heading). Once I made it past, the sky cleared. This, of course, increased the intensity of the sun.
I finally made it out of the smoke after about 4 days. There was a big fire off to the north west of Tennant Creek (nowhere near where I was heading). Once I made it past, the sky cleared. This, of course, increased the intensity of the sun.
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| Where the smoke was coming from |
The vegetation is starting to change as I approach the tropics. The trees are getting bigger and shadier. I saw my first Boab today.
Tonight I'm staying in the campground behind the Hi-Way Inn, Daly Waters.
Tonight I'm staying in the campground behind the Hi-Way Inn, Daly Waters.
It's nice and shady and there's surprisingly good birdwatching out the back -- Red-tailed Black Cockatoos, Black Kites, Whistling Kites, Galahs, Rainbow Lorikeets, Red-winged Parrots, Flycatchers, Lapwings, Apostle birds, ...
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| Red-tailed Black Cockatoos |
It's still 35° at 7:15pm, dead calm and I'm sitting outside, sweating buckets.
Also starting to experience that Northern phenomenon of no twilight. One minute it's daylight the next it's night!
Only 583kms to Darwin!