Deep Reach

Dingos howling in the night.
Rode our bikes along the Red Roo trail.....red dirt and mostly little rocks...through the shrubs.
Lots of things flowering but all new to us.
An attractive grevilla, wattles in flower, Mulla Mulla...very nice, in a weedy sort of way.
Rode to a cliff top lookout over the Fortescue River....amazing to see so much water when the land is so dry.
On to Deep Reach....a wide section of the river where we could have lunch and swim.
The water was ochre...no visibility..,fish nibbling us in the water.
Flocks of Cockatiels on the far bank. They would all take to the air at once (eagles circling), but then land in the next tree.
We did not meet a 6m long Pilbara Olive Python much to Ross' dismay.
Nice breeze today so not too hot.
Wine cheese and crackers at 4, as you do when there is no TV or internet.

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