Day 5 – Saturday 24 July 2021 – 314km

We left our Aramac campground and headed off towards Muttaburra, a distance of around 80km. The road was surprisingly good with the countryside grassy plains on either side. Signs told us we were in the Lake Eyre Basin catchment area.  We made comfortable progress and parked outside the Muttaburra Dinosaur Interpretive Centre. This is a great little building made from stone & corrugated iron, with the story of the finding of the Muttaburrasaurus dinosaur bones nearby.  There is a great replica of the dinosaur presiding over everything. The gardens outside are nice with a great barbed wire sculpture of a grass tree.

Over the road was Aunty Fiona’s café were we had a burger & coffee for lunch, another great burger. We asked about the road conditions both north and south and decided to head south to Winton. There are lots of great sculptures located around town.  The road is about 80km of dirt to reach the bitumen highway. This road starts out OK but quickly turns into a dirt road through farmer’s paddocks. Glad it is dry, it would be a nightmare in the wet. Lots of causeways and cattle grids to slow us down. We did not see another vehicle in the whole two hours we were on this road, most unusual. We made the bitumen without incident and the next 100km to Winton was easy travelling. We stopped at the Winton Dinosaur Interpretative Centre and booked in for a 9.30am tour tomorrow. The views from the centre are stunning.

Back to Winton & we turned south on the Jundah Road then turned into the Long Waterhole to camp for the night. My goodness, there must be at least 100 caravans camped here next to the water, it is crowded. We set up camp away from everyone else and cooked dinner as the full moon starts to rise through the trees. Not a cloud in the sky and 20C, food is great & life is good. Another great day.