Today is our travel day from Fitzroy Crossing to Derby or Broome but we elected Derby given that we lost some travelling time with the fire below. I was not going to do a post today as the drive was quite uninspiring. However that was before we nearly got caught in a wildfire crossing the main highway this afternoon. We had seen the smoke in the distance but thought nothing of it given that bushfires are very common up here at this time of the year. Most of the bush adjoining the roads is burnt out like someone has deliberately lit the roadside. Anyway this fire was about 10km before we turned off for Derby. It was moving very fast and just happened to cross the road before we could drive through it. Just as well we waited.
The birds in the photo are hawks looking for a quick feed
Wow, Lindsay. Quite something, hey? Keep safe x
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