Rain in Birdsville

Bob, you might get a bit in this next lot. Hope so - even 1/3 filled my new little rainwater tank - I had a drink from there this arvo and it tasted sweet as!

Not at work Toonie?

Hey Brian - there your picture on one of my favourite places (used to be) too much traffic now. Long Weekend - you should be out camping.

Ruth,

Would have loved to be away but had to stay home and do some painting so that is not good.

You're right it can be busy up around Double Island Point at times these days but if you go off peak you can still find a bit of a quiet spot.

Despite the crowds at times etc we think this area and Fraser Island are two pretty special places and love going there.

Hopefully next year will see us in your neck of the woods so if all goes to plan we will find you and have a yarn.

Catch you later.

John, showed the old boy the rainfall model this a.m. - very impressive. 12 degrees and foggy this a.m. - the noise of the constant drip of the condensation on the verandah was funny - as was the drip of rain into the new water tank.

Sounds like an ideal time to be at Birdsville Ruth. Sent you an email too byt the way. Can't send MMs now you are a Business member.......

Got your email thks John and will be replying - need a Devil's Advocate on something (political I might add) so will get a chance later today - have to spend the rest of the day in the office. All the campers cleared off - scared by the thought of more rain!!! Hehehe.
Not being a 'member' and not having MM is a pain actually - one of the big disadvantages - I did tell EO that I miss not being a member in my own right.

Am sure Michelle and David wouldn't mind you paying a members subscription too to send Member Messages just as Member Eric (Vic) does lol

Oh, I didn't realise that Eic did that - think I might also. Don't mind being a business person but miss my OWN identity.
Didn't get to email you yet - started cleaning the house, had a few champers whilst listening to Bach (very deep & moving whilst cleaning the bath - into the Goldberg Variations at the moment - it's hard to practise the right keys whilst scrubbing the shower with Ajax) - Ian moved out to the Office to watch the football on Austar - couldn't stand the noise. LOL. Had to ring him on the fax phone to come over to the house and open another bottle of champers! Should have heard what he said. Real reason I'm trying to type this is - about 6:00 the thunder and lightening started and just started raining again (yahoo) and then 6 cars in one lot and four in another came in from Windorah - took them hours and hours and they are going to the Desert tomorrow. Hahahaha!
Weather forecast came in this arvo - the really good one - predicting 35 mls or more (not unlike your 10 day one I might add). So here I am not watching the 7:00 o'clock news and about to have another champers - Ian's gone up to Ron's house for a few ales with him and Steve Bonsey, our supply truck driver from Quilpie - he got in from Bedourie with out F & V (thank goodness) and will probably fly out on Tuesday a.m. and leave the truck here. OBviously you are home minding the cows and not away somewhere camping - how is your weather. I will email you but not full of champers - need advice. LOL. Ruth. Heather will get a laugh out of this.

Ruth, Eric has a wholesale car business and has hire ones too I think, probably if he was to be the driver. I am sure he has a Valiant or two for that - you know the Greek Mercedes. LOL I am sure the surges of Bach through the house help clean the bath a lot, but be careful of deep and meaningful movements bending over the bath, especially after the champers.

That rain forecast model has known to be very wrong before, like when the whole East Coast was forecast to be deep blue/purple inland for hundreds of kilometers. The closer to the 5 day the better but can give a good incication of the 5-10 day system development.

Yes, we are home at the moment and have a few things to do before we head northwards, meeting wise for me, as I have late July and early August. The manager is in NZ at the moment on business so I am filling in and doing repairs. Even unbogging loaders.

Looking forward to that email.

Tim, we will look forward to seeing you. Why did you choose the Rig Road? How much time have you to travel across the SD?
Yes, local rain can affect the SD (different parts), definitely the Warburton - but I think you are safe from the monsoonal rains in mid-July. By mid-July the flowers should be terrific.

Thanks Ruth,

It's been raining in Perth for what seems like weeks now, heading for above average winter for the first time in decades.

Why the Rig Road? It's a time thing really. We have two weeks to get from Yulara to Adelaide - the two weeks of the WA July school holidays. I've got two family members that cannot have any days off apart from school holidays and two that can. I'll be driving to Yulara with the two younger kids leaving Perth mid week and picking up my wife and reluctant 15yo at the airport on Sat July 2nd. Then we have two weeks to get through to Adelaide to drop the older ones at the airport so they can come back to the grind whilst I drive back across the Nullabor with the others glued to the DVD screens!

My plan is to spend about five days west of Alice and around Alice, then head to Dalhousie and across the Simpson. We will be in Alice on the weekend the EO gathering in Birdsville so will miss out on that.

I saw the Warburton track as a bit of a short cut through to the south where we were heading, and a way of saving some travel time if we had headed to your place as I guess most people do. We've got two nights/three days set aside to cross the desert, and have also set aside some time to tour through the Flinders on the way south.

I'd welcome your comments.

Thanks
Tim

Tim, sorry to have waited so long to reply but really wanted to hear about the Simpson Desert and rains. I always think it's nice if there is time to do a cross section of the Simpson - you know up and down all the tracks as far as possible. I can now say after the last few days that the wildflowers are going to be lovely in a couple of weeks. So hope you enjoy it. There's been quite good falls out there, according to those who struggled out yesterday. Good news.