After the adventures and dramas getting here, the evening was a light-hearted affair and Funny Hat Night.
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| Erik in funny face mode. |
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| Warwick in his First Aid hat |
Unfortunately, all set for the camel races the next morning, we got the bad news that yesterday's rain was too much and the course was too dangerous for the races to take place. So the weekend was cancelled. We could have stayed for the fireworks and other entertainment but the forecast was for more rain, so we made a quick getaway at lunchtime to avoid getting bogged at the racecourse, which we most certainly would have done with any more rain, and made it to Dajarra in convoy. Dajarra is another pub in the middle of nowhere and we are installed here on a freebie site for the night. We will probably move on to Mount Isa tomorrow. Meanwhile the weather has changed radically. Whereas this morning we had mist and cold temperatures, this afternoon on arriving at Dajarra we were all changing into shorts and the thermometer was showing at least 10 degrees celsius higher.
We are sad about the camel races, but mainly for the locals. It is the highlight of their year and a lot of organisation had gone into the event. It is apparently the second year in a row that this has happened.
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| So what about this racing? |
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| The main road to Mount Isa |
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