Unlimited Bird Life.

Wednesday 16th July.

We had intended to catch up on some housekeeping and hand washing today but our new found neighbours had so many stories of their travels to tell that before we knew it was time for a walk into Camooweal which turned out to be about 10 minutes beside the river and lagoon then another 10 minutes beside the highway. The four of us all went on this walk, stopping at the pub for a cool drink and a quick look around the very small settlement they call a town.

Our campsite is absolutely magnificent as we have parked parallel to the lagoon, right beside it with the dining area table facing the water. The variety of bird life on the lagoon is amazing. So far we have seen; Egrets, Spoonbills, Pelicans, Brolgas, ducks of various varieties, Cockateils, Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Budgies the odd eagle and of course the ever present Whistling Kites. There are also tiny Zebra Finch's which flutter in and out of the branches of an overhanging tree right beside our bedroom window. In fact we were awoken this morning just prior to sunrise by the combined twittering of several dozen of them right beside our head. They departed once it was daylight so we were wide awake in time to witness a most spectacular sunrise over the lagoon. Honestly it was as good as Yellow Waters in Kakadu National Park out of Darwin.

We counted 41 other campers here, mostly in caravans but about a dozen other Motorhomes.

The sunset to the west was just as spectacular as the sunrise, followed by the most brilliant array of stars in all directions we have seen to date. The remoteness combined with the absence of lights seemed to make the sky twice as bright so it was easy to pick out the various constellations and stars. The Milky Way was even quite bright. It is just such a shame that it is not possible to capture this on our simple cameras.