We enjoy the morning chorus at Nelia Gaari, it’s a slow start, we chat with the owner of the property then make our way north east to Wilcannia. There is plenty of wildlife and flowering shrubs and trees to photograph. We pass large numbers of Black-tailed Native-hen, there is plenty of water still in the landscape.

At Wilcannia we have lunch at the cafe. The local kids are being taught how to run the shop and they do a great job, it’s a great place to have a good meal in a cool shady spot.

It’s then continuing north east along the track that follows the Darling River’s northern bank through some beautiful open woodlands most notable were those in the Paroo-Darling State Conservation Area. There is little traffic on this track and at times it’s quite narrow.

Camp tonight is at Trilby Station, also on the Darling River, it is set amongst the big old eucalypts. The river level is lower here but it does give you an appreciation of just how deep the river is. An abundance of birdlife along and on the river, and as the night settles in the Boobooks begin to call.