SIMPSON DESERT/WALKERS CROSSING UPDATE
Submitted: Saturday, Mar 12, 2005 at 13:12
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Ruth from Birdsville Caravan Park
The first vehicles to travel west to east arrived in yesterday - very hot, tired and dusty. Can advise the French Line, QAA are both good with the usual section in middle of French Line - rough. They have a friend towing a trailer who is, and I quote, 'floundering' along the
Rig Road. The western sides of the dunes, which have been untouched all summer are something to be seen.
Walkers Crossing has now dried out and vehicles came out of there today and up the
Inside Track - although the Diamantina River water is heading down that way, we are not sure where it is at the moment, and unsure whether it will cut the
Inside Track this time (there is a possibility that the Cattle Drive will have to go the Outside Track at end of April). If anyone is thinking about this track - please
check very carefully with locals before going in there.
After a week of very nice days 17 - 34 the last two days have been up to 43 again - evaporation is very high in the rivers and billabongs. Hakana matata.