Emus or Elephants

We sure never know where our life can take us.We have an opportunity to have a couple of weeks away in June.

Now for the last three winters, I have been endeavouring to get to the Diamantina National Park in South-west Queensland. Along with some other parks, Welford, Idalia, Lochern, Bladensberg, Lark Quarry and the Combo Waterhole. And every year something prevents us from getting there. Last year it was getting back from the UK late, because of the air traffic with the Popes visit to this country. Forgotten the previous years reasons but this year was looking good. And after all the rains, no doubt the countryside would be good too.

So, its decided, we're going!! It will be a campertrailer trip, rather than the caravan so the Cub is brought out of hibernation from down the shed, dusted off and parked in the front yard. Maps all out and fuel quantities worked out. 15th June will be take-off day.

Now we have just had a phone call from our daughter and her new husband. “Will you come to Africa with us."We have talked of going with them at some stage, but not expecting it so soon. This June trip is really meant as their honeymoon , so I suppose we can’t be all that bad as in-laws if they are prepared to have us along.(Perhaps Graham hasn’t known us long enough.)

So you guessed it, looks like the camper will be going back down the paddock to the shed. Perhaps someone up there knows more than me and that I'm just not meant to be going to the Diamantina.

So we leave Brisbane for Sydney on saturday night the 13th, and hope to fly to Johannesburg on the sunday. Then its Victoria Falls and the Game Parks.

I’ll keep you posted