Cooper Creek/Birdsville Track - Outback Oz ***VIDEOS ADDED***

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Fed by rains in Western Queensland, floodwaters travelled 1000kms down the Cooper Creek and cut through the famous (infamous) Birdsville Track. This track runs due North through South Australias desert country. As this was the first time in twenty years that the track had been cut we went up there for a look. The local government put in a small ferry to allow supplies to get across. This ferry runs at the creeks narrowest point (270m wide) about 20kms upstream of the main track. The floodplain at the track is about 5kms wide.
As the ferry is only big enough for a single vehicle we left the trailer home and slept in swags.
Here are the pics from our trip. Hope you enjoy them and feel free to ask any questions. :victory:

 

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Last used in 1990. Crossing here is 270m wide, at the Birdsville Track it is 5km wide.

 

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Black Kite - Taken on the banks of Cooper Creek, South Australia

 

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My boy trying on Phil the Publicans hat

Mungerannie thermal pool. Hot....damned hot! Bloody nice though

Mungerannie wetland

Pool again

 

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Tourists from the Gold Coast!

At least they fixed it..... but I recommend the burgers

Mulka Station ruins

 

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Heading South

Lake Eyre Yacht Club, Marree. They were getting ready for a regatta next week.

Flood remnant

Farina ruins

 

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Farina standpipe and water tank

Pics taken while driving past the Flinders Ranges

 

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Three pics of the moon rising over Cooper Creek

 

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For those that prefer moving pictures here are 5 videos that I uploaded to youtube. Dont bother turning the volume up as there's no audio (long story).

Most of it is filmed through the windscreen :smiley_drive: but should give you a good idea of what the aussie outback is like.

Cooper Creek Trip day 1 - filmed through the windscreen:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKVd2-b1zuc"]YouTube - Cooper Creek[/ame]

Here's the vid of the run around the bypass track and all important Ferry ride.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MknTUYzj-qY"]YouTube - cooper2[/ame]

Here's the third one - Cooper to Mungerannie
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI_NKKykm9o"]YouTube - cooper3 mung (2)[/ame]

Fourth vid - Mungerannie back to the Cooper with some off track exploring
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb_jagjADSQ"]YouTube - cooper4 (2)[/ame]

Last one - heading home....sadly
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJcGJsunNk0"]YouTube - cooper5 (2)[/ame]

 

[Christian P.]

Very impressive. I drove from Cape Town to Perth a few years ago - now I really need to go back.

 

[Cruisn]

Amazing trip, I am in the process of getting my rig ready for that trip and a few others on my way around OZ, we have already drove from cairns to Perth Via the plenty, and great central roads. stunning secenery. thanks for posting these photos.