This morning we bid farewell to Amey, Paul, Evie and Suzanna as we head off to Alice, they stay on for another day and depart on Friday.
Today was the first day of RJF 999 towing the van, the change in petrol economy was amazing! Roadside viewing was again interesting, with three camels close to the road, a large eagle or hawk who had flown off before we had a chance to capture a photo.
One of a number of wild camels we saw along the Lassiter highway
Lunch at the Finke River was picturesque and then to complete the roadside entertainment we drove through bushfires south of Alice Springs. At two stages the flames were roadside in small sections, the radiant heat was amazing and these were only “little” fires. You can certainly count me out of ever wanting to live in a bushfire threatened area; I was too intimidated to photograph the big flames on my side of the car (camera was on and in my lap) and the little flames that I snapped with the camera motor drive look to me like a monster running towards us.
Lunch at the pleasant Finke River rest area
