We are heading back home, making our way along the inland rivers and trying to keep ahead of the wet weather that continues across the eastern states.

We leave Broken Hill and head in a easterly direction to Wilcannia, a town situated on the Darling River and not that long ago the river was almost dry and thousands of fish were dying. Today the river is high and flowing well, the birdlife is enjoying the change in fortune.

We progress on through Cobar and then to Bourke where our camp is close to the Darling River. Next morning we are up and checking out the old Bourke bridge that spans the river, the old unused bridge is still impressive but decaying. The river is high and flooding into some of the floodplain adjacent to the river. From Broken Hill to Bourke the landscape is green and there is plenty of water lying about.

Next day we head North to Charleville via Cunumulla. Again the landscape is inundated in many places and this time we take time to explore the Warrego River, this river flows into the Darling and it too is high and flowing fast. Wyandra provides a great opportunity to cross the Warrego, there are some great camping spots along this river. We stop at the bridge at Angellala creek, the site of the largest explosion in Australian transport history. 53 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate exploded destroying two bridges, and fire fighting vehicles in attendance, the blast was heard 30km away. The explosion moved the stone bridge uprights off their base. The area is marked with a memorial to the emergency services staff who attended and were injured. This creek is flowing fast, rising in the Chesterton Range and flowing into the Warrego River, its likely these creeks in the Mitchell region are providing the latest inflow of water into the Warrego.

We make Charleville in good time, having dinner at the Rock, they provide great food.

Next day it’s eastward and again the landscape is saturated, many smaller creeks usually dry and rarely running are deep and flowing well. Its great to see. The Maranoa River is flowing over the Neil Turner Weir at Mitchell. Even the Tchanning and Little Tchanning Creek at Jackson where we have lunch is running. Myall Creek is flowing through Dalby. We cross the Toowoomba range covered in fog, welcome to Sunny Queensland.