We are woken by a chorus of birds who have taken over from the frogs who were on the evening shift. The morning sun on the river is nice to wake-up to.

Now we have progressed from swag to camper trailer we are enjoying the luxury it brings and it still only takes us less than 10 minutes to setup and pack up.

We opt for breakfast at Deb’s Cafe, friendly service and the shop is full of interesting historical items.

After breakfast we head off to Cunumulla where we have coffee from the Gidgee Bean Cafe and pastries from the bakery. Then we head south to Bourke. The landscape is still flooded, we find water running across the road it is possibly the Warrego River spreading out into smaller waterways as flood waters still seem to be rising. The landscape is so picturesque when lush and green.

When we cross the Bridge at North Bourke we are greeted by the Darling River in flood, land we have never seen covered in water is well an truly part of an expanse of water. It’s great to see, we didn’t seen any buildings at risk of being inundated. See video.

Cobar is our next fuel stop and we travel on west dodging numerous feral goats to make camp at a free roadside camping area, a big thank you to the local councils for accomodating the tourists. There would be at least a dozen vans and campers utilising this roadside stop. There is also a wonderful variety of birds found here, likely a consequence of plenty of water and healthy native vegetation. Spotted Bowerbird, Restless Flycatcher, Ringnecks, Grey-crowned Babbler and Spiny-cheeked honeyeaters just to name a few. There is also plenty of wildflowers. Dinner is left overs heated up in the Travel Buddy, an Australian designed and built 12 volt oven, its a real asset.