Bitter Springs Mataranka 1.7.12

What a beautiful place.. Thanks Keith for the tip. We stayed three days here spending endless hours floating downstream in these magnificent hot springs, mostly on our backs looking up at the blue sky. It was our first three day break in ages..."even when you work you get weekends" said Glenn!

We also were lucky to there for Territory Day and had an entertaining night at the oval watching the fireworks which were excellent. The official ones were contested by the unofficial ones much to the delight of the entire township plus tourists. When things looked like getting out of hand the police car in the middle of the oval sounded its siren. The ladies of the town provided a three course meal for the princely sum of $12 pp and a memorable night was had by all.

 

 

These termite mounds were everywhere. They have a folded surface so there is always a section of the nest which is shaded.