Alberrie Creek
September 27-October 3, 1997
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Getting there - images of the Outback

A lot of dusty, flat roads -- a good portion of the trip to Alberrie Creek was on unpaved roads (the paved roads are called bitumen, by the way, not asphalt). Flying rocks and tire-eating mishaps (tyres to the Aussies) are part of the experience. For most of our trip, we were on the "dog side" of the Dog Fence -- a 5,490 km fence that extends from Ceduna (in western South Australia) to Jimbour (about 200 km northwest of Brisbane in southern Queensland). This fence is the world's longest manmade barrier, and is meant to protect the sheep of southeastern Australia from attacks by dingoes.

You see a lot of GRID signs, marking the beginning of someone's pastoral lease. Since there are sheep stations the size of Kentucky, the only practical way to delineate boundaries is via signs. After a couple of weeks in endless open space, you can almost get a sense of the vastness of the continent. Almost.

Dan in one of WMC's pipes, which were all over the side of the road	The Dog Fence	The Dog Fence	The Dog Fence	Patterson's Curse -- a beautiful and ubiquitous purple weed
Sleepy lizard, crossing to safety	High sun, long shadows	Open space on the Oodnadatta Track	Grid signs -- plenty of these	The sign at the camp's entry
Short walk to the bore; lonnnng walk back with the water	House next to the camp's bore water	Water flow....	Speed limit signs -- a number in a red circle	Phone lines -- shaped differently

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