The best laid plans...

After they almost forgot me; I made sure I was in the car before anybody today. We left our friend Adrian to his filming of Outback Sandgreens. Made our way to the turnoff for the corner country. Where all three states NSW/QLD/SA meet. BUT sometimes things don't go as planned. Well the road was open and then closed. We had travelled 300km on dirt, actually mud roads. It was a little disappointing; however we camped at a magic spot called Deon's Lookout, just outside the ghost town of Betoota. No-one around for miles. Man it was soooooo windy though and very cold so it was an early night for everyone.

New friends I found on the road...Emus

A wee bit of mud on our tyres

Hanging out at Deon's Lookout

Beautiful view from the lookout.  Looking towards Betoota and Birdsville.

More new friends..Corellas.

Looking out over the Gibber Plains at Deons Lookout.

Andy Roo's Fact Finds:  Betoota has 0 population.  It is 170km east of Birdsville Queensland, was formerly a Cobb and Co changing station and border town before Australia became a Federation (six separate British run colonies; NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, TAS, WA joined as one nation).  Before Federation it thrived by collecting tolls and taxes.

PS:  If you would like to see some of Adrians short films on outback Queensland golf courses, just click on the word Sandgreen above and check it out. :)