JERICHO …….LAST POST.

Ok….I did say the last post was going to be……the last post….but this is our last night here, so it will definitely be it…..no more. 😊

One of our neighbours told us that you can walk along the fence line of the airport……so as it was a freezing cold day…..a walk in the bush this afternoon sounded great as we had already walked into town and back for the last time this morning. 

It was a bit wet from recent rain, but still pretty solid underfoot. 





I think it was too cold to rain….🥶 but Mr Ed still had the shorts on!🤣

We went down a different track as the one above just lead to the highway. 
I was a bit concerned we might get lost…….so “Mr Ed, Tracker extraordinaire” made sure we were ok. 





😂😂
He even found some Brolga tracks…..check out those 
Claws



We saw them in the bush but we didn’t want to get too close….and they were a bit far away to take a photo myself, so found this photo instead….on google 😉

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They are famous for their “dance”




Ed found some termite mounds



They can get so big….



This is the inside of one. Termites everywhere. 




They even grow around dead trees. 

And do you all remember when we went to Augathella….the home of the Meat Ants?

Well I found their nests. I remember reading they cover their nests with debris to warn other animals not to intrude.




All those little stones and twigs are part of their defence. 🐜🐜 they swarm out as soon as they hear anything come too near…….


There was a beetle nearby……wasn’t sticking around to see what happened….🫣






This bloody thing looked like a snake out of the corner of our eye. A crawling cactus! 



And the prickly pear bush. 

So 3 hours later…..we came back to the van ready for a cuppa. 
It was a lovely walk through the bush, and lucky for me I had a great “bush tracker” along for company. 

So we are now packed up and ready to head off for another adventure. 

We are in desperate need of a supermarket….but it’s been so nice to be here for 10 days to do nothing but walk and relax. 

Diesel here is $2.62 😳…..we have enough to get to the next town, and luckily we haven’t needed to use the car at all. 

Stay safe 🦋🦋

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