Mungeranie pub

Hello Andrew and Jen,

Thanks offer but think it's a bit cold down your way. Had some of your weather here last week and that was a bit hard to take, well without the reverse cycle aircons, anyway.

We'll be just like blowflies at Ruths, buzz in and buzz off. Might camp there on the return trip though?

Hooroo...

G'day Rick,

You're nearly right, the meeting is Georgina-Diamantina Catchment Group which is a part of the Lake Eyre Basin. Coopers Creek is the other Catchment Group. The Lake Eyre Co-ordinating Group no longers functions because of a change in funding by both State and Commonwealth Govs. It has been replaced by a Regional Body called Desert Channels Queensland.

Anyone interested in obtaining more info can go to Lake Eyre Basin site at www.lakeeyrebasin.org.au Some great photos, and lots about the basin, which covers 1/6 of Australia.

Thanks for the support, Rick, if you'd like to member message me, I'll post you one of the lastest brochures that has come out, on tourism in the LEB.

Hooroo...

G'day Roachie,
Thanks for the offer but to busy here to stay away too long. Have been trying to think up some illnesses today, so I don't have to go, but still at moment. Mightn't be tomorrow night!!?

Would need too much time as would have to check out the Pootrol, and the Ultimate. More better you come up here.

Hooroo...

G'day Bob,
We're heading up through Innaminka to Cape York in September. Probably come back down through Birdsville. Maybe we can catch up on one of these legs of the trip.
Will stay in touch.
Cheers mate.

Goodo Ruth, I like food, but don't need milk in my coffee thanks.

Rhondda wants to see Bev too, so might have to put a time limit on her, though at this stage she is in the other vehicle. Probably jump in with us tomorrow, as the other car is a Pootrol.

Dunno about the Lakes, last time I was there I was busy carting cattle home from Springvale, and Ian was there then with Sully(?) Think you'd better ask them.

See ya tomorrow, hooroo...

yeah, Ruth,

I was in the Royal Geographical Society Library in North Tce, Adelaide -a rare thing for me as I find it tough to get in there in working hours. I was looking for Warbuton & Babbage's diaries as I think I may have "discovered" another 5 cones of Stones of McDouall Stuart's, and I wanted to check what those blokes did. They were in the L Eyre South region only short months prior to McDouall Stuart's second journey,in 1859.

Anyhow, I recognised a lady's face as she arrived. I had noticed them in a well fitted out 80 Series, while we were both looking for a car Park. Anyway, we had a good yak, and turns out they (Nick & Susan) are frequent ravellers in the much more remote areas in the L Eyre basin/Simpson desert. My impression was that they are very interested in serious camping/touring/re-traceing old routes/history. They were expecting to be away for about 3-4 weeks.

So I of course said are you up with EO - no. Do ya know Ruth? Yes. Well say G'day says I. Yep, small world.

Please also say G'day to Bob Y as he calls through. I will contact him for more details on his catchment group. You might tell him I did the Georgina River run from 100 Km above Cammoweal to B'Ville.

Cheers