Second Flood in Diamantina River at Birdsville

Dave,

We got 90mm where Gladstone only recorded 22mm hahaha

Mate always reckoned the months with an R in them are good for mud crabs. Now I know why.

Oh great - we are supposed to 'swim' out of here about 7th Feb to go to Gladstoneand and 1770. We'll be swimming our of here and swimming when we get there!

Don't forget to call in and say G'Day Ruth

Cheers Kev

Sir Kev, will contact you when we get there for sure - intend having the weekend in Gladstone before we go to 1770 on the Monday. Be a long trip from here in one go - bringing all the animals (dogs and cat not human) - haven't had fun like that in a long time. See you then.

Ruth,

Just MM my contact details

Cheers Kev

It was again at about 2:30 as well, Was great doing a slab and footing inspection with footings full of water haha

And there's plenty more to follow all that water too, Ruth.

Might be the long way via Machattie Bypass, Coorabulka, Springvale, & Winton, Ruth, if you want to get out on the 7th, eh???

The level here hasn't dropped much for over a week, and it's just below what I call the average peg. That's about equivalent to 5.5 M flood at the 'Lakes. Reckon it will have to drop soon, as I don't think that rise upriver will much more than a ripple here, and there can't be a lot of water coming, that will sustain this level.

Oh, almost forgot, Ruth. We've had 273mm since the 1st!!! Something to crow about, eh? Only had 78.6mm for all of '08.

We are being flown out tomorrow, so I'm cracking the "sad's" a bit tonight. You know, the emotion of leaving after all those years etc, etc.

Call in for a cuppa if you do have to go through Winton. Everyone seems to know where we live! 07 46571 881.

Spectacular sunset tonight, fitting finale.

Regards,
Bob.

G'day Bob

Hope that you and Lynda have a good rest and lots of adventures after all those years of responsibility. Will drop in towards the end of the year to say hello.

Still dry as a bone down here.


Cheers

Thanks for your thoughts, Willem, appreciate them very much. Its going to be a big change for us both, but we've spent many weekends in Winton during '08, so are becoming acclimatised.

Captured this shot this evening, fitting finale, don't you think?

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Will be good to catch up later in the year.

Regards,
Bob

Bob, had a drink for you at the Pub last night - thought you would still be there. It will take a while to settle down and stop barking orders at everyone - Linda won't take much notice of you anyway - but you have been practising at weekends. Will give you a lot more time for bronco branding - so we will see you in May 09 in Birdsville and at the Nationals in 2010 - no doubt you will be judging!!
Thanks for the advice - Ian had been looking at that escape route and one of our blokes is c/t at Coorabulka - they took a ute and left it the eastern side of the river for him so that he can go south, but not sure how he's going to get out from up there - in the river boat down to Roseberth maybe. That'd be fun.
We will be leaving here about 2:00 pm Thurs which will put us in Winton at a very unrespectable hour - but on the way back is a very distinct possibility, thank you for the offer of a cuppa.
Big storm way east of here at 4:00 am - still really humid - 35 at 7:00 am and flying ants everywhere last night.
Enjoy your flight over the water and look forward to the rest of the 'journey', see you in a couple of weeks at Magpie Creek!