Longreach Waterhole  - 750 kms north of Alice (1 night)

This stop-over site was a gem from the Free Camping Guide Book.  It meant driving 12km down a sandy corrugated road but was worth the effort.  It was not packed out with the usual suspects and being able to camp right next to the water where hundreds of pelicans were fishing in groups of about 20, was magic!.  There were egrets, shags and whistling kites all over the place.  We arrived early in the day so made the most of the bird watching and in the evening had a camp fire.  On the down side the biting insects in the evening were dynamite and as usual went for me only!

View from our campsite