Today we headed into the Northern Territory. It was a fairly easy drive on the Overlanders Highway the 188 kms to Camooweal, the last Queensland town. The road suddenly changed its name to the Barkly Highway once we crossed the border 15kms later. We encountered a lot more termite mounds along the way, with more dressed ones, too. The scenery kept changing from rather dry looking scrub land to Mitchell Grass Plains, with their long silvery stems wafting in the wind, to the occasional patch of larger trees. The landscape changes colours regularly, too, with termite mounds and side dirt roads clearly showing what is beneath the bush or grass. It seems to be the thing in the Outback - colourful. We stopped for a break at Camooweal Rest Area, near the Georgina River, and saw
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