Birdsville & Oodnadatta tracks

Thanks Stretchlizard, we were tossing up between Mungerannie or Cooper creek, so I assume by your reply that there is no water at Cooper creek. On a different note, are the flies as bad as some of the other blogs that I gave been reading?

Shaza

Except in times of flood, Cooper Creek finishes at Lake Killamperpunna to the East of the Birdsville Track and four weeks ago we only got a glimpse of it about a kilometer north of the Cooper Creek campsite. It looks like there is a track to it near where we glimpsed it.

As we were traveling with a van with fly screens, we did not have a problem with the flies. We were using broken twigs with leaves to keep them at bay. I had considered getting our fly mesh hats our like a number of tent and camper travelers had done but we could retreat to the van to cook and eat. Best to be prepared just in case.

Enjoy your trip.
Stretchlizard

Aren't Coongie Lakes a worthwhile destination up the Strrzlecki?

Maybe so but there are a number of worthwhile destinations on the Birdsville track and the Birdsville track itself does not feel as commercialised in my opinion.

I believe the road to Coongie Lakes is still closed, but there is still some great campsites around Innamincka and the famous Dig Tree which make going up or down the Strzelecki track more interesting than the Birdsville track, for bragging rights though you can't beat saying you have done the Birdsville track if that is important to you.
Vic

Hi Vic, you won't remember us, but we used to do some tours with you about 20 years ago. In fact we won the night adventure that you organized. We had a red shorty Maverick, my sister ended up marrying Paul L after meeting him on that weekend.

Wayne & Sharon

Hi Wayne and Sharon, I mustn't be as senile as I thought, I can just remember you and would you believe I saw Paul only last week and its been about 10 years since I last saw him! Hope you are keeping well.
Vic

Both doing well, good to see Great Divide Tours is still going. Wayne got transferred to Cairns for 4 years and we are still here. We now have a Patrol, the Mav finally got sick and we traded her in. Very sad but love the Patrol and we also have a Cape York Camper Trailer, which is great. We got too old for tents.