| To Well 45, Jintijinti |  |
July 1 2025 |
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due west from the lookout. | |
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in a swale. | |
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The junction for a short, 4km, detour to well 47. The seismic (shot) line we will follow due south. |
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Another derelict well. A few remnants. | |
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Somehow at least one bucket has survived at each well. | |
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Seismic lines are straight. They don't care where the best
place, or line, to cross dunes is. The word disregards the spelling rule about "i before e". |
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Only 10km of relatively small dunes. | |
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With varying swales. | |
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Occasionally trees and bushes. | |
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An Oka conference. Of course we stopped for a chat. |
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On our way again. | |
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To well 46, Kuduarra.
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The cable winch is anchored to an old ute tray. Which makes lifting the bucket out very awkward. | |
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A few directions to well 45, Jintijinti. The track meanders a bit around and over dunes. |
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For about 5 minutes we followed the bustard as it sauntered along the track, head in the air. | |
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But eventually we got a bit close and it flew off. Now we can travel at 20-25km/hr instead of bustard walking pace. |
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Where have all the trees and bushes gone. We have tufts of grass. The spinifex (which is also a grass) is somewhere else. |
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Well 45, Jintijinti. | |
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We stop for the night. Admire the flowers. Talk to the neighbours - a couple of nurses from Townsville. | |
| To Well 43, Katajikarra | |
July 2 2025 |
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