Friday, 10/26 Roadside rest north of CB to Desert Oaks rest area

Drive a lot, see a few craters, burn some wood

     Friday was mostly a travel day. Did see a few sights along the way;

Ooo, their vacation didn't go as planned

Wedge-tailed eagle having lunch

I scared him away trying to sneak up on him... does the term 'eagle-eyed'
mean anything to you, Kevin?

     Our one big stop of the day was the Henbury Meteorite Site. About 4000 years ago a large meteor split up and slammed into the ground, leaving 14 craters in a relatively small area covering around 100 acres. The largest crater is 180 meters in diameter and 15 deep, the smallest only about 5 meters across. What's so interesting about the craters isn't the size but the fact that it's a whole field of craters.  And the Aboriginals have some interesting myths about the area, considering it a taboo place.  Since it's only been 4000 years since impact occurred and native people have lived here 10 times that long that's not surprising.   We wandered around the place for an hour, then moved on.

One of the larger craters

The smallest crater

     We ended up the night at a pretty red-sand rest area, made beef stroganoff, made our first camp fire, and heard this valuable advice from an old bushman camping nearby,

      “When you go north go to Devil's Marbles, you'll see a dingo named Bob. Don't let the ranger see you, but Bob will appreciate it if you give him a drink."

Setting up camp