Baked Carrots

 We thought we were the dummies from the South losing our front numberplate in one of the many water crossings we've done in our ute but this wall at El Questro shows we're not alone.  What seems to happen is the bow wave created by the front of the vehicle causes an upward force just in front of the bull bar. If your number plate is only affixed by 2 fasteners at the top edge, the hydrodynamic force pushes the bottom of the plate up and it breaks off at the top fasteners. If anyone can explain the forces please chime in! Some plates (like ours) remain lost but the workshop wall at El Questro shows the many that were found.  Top Tip - fasten your front plate top AND bottom

So many birds to see up here but mostly impossible to photograph. We spent a few hours at a place called Marlgu billabong which just completely overwhelmed us. We logged 18 species (and a crocodile) in a bit over an hour. There is a crocodile in the centre of this picture but it just looks like a big log here.  This billabong was used as a backdrop in Baz Luhrmann's epic outback homestead movie 'Australia'

This has been a slightly more low key week, getting around by more ordinary means like by car and by foot. A few more days around El Questro Fishing for Barra....they may as well have been pissing tho Then a couple of days at at place called Harry's hole.

Noah had a day off and there was a spare helicopter so he chartered it and took us out for the day. Flying time =$ so he planned the best route for the shortest amount of flying time. It was truly amazing and we felt so lucky. So here's a big dump of photos. 1st Miri Miri falls     Then Splendid  Thanks Noah, you made us feel really safe onboard and gave us one of the best experiences we've ever had! Flying back over what we'd just explored for the last few hours was incredible