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May 25 & 26, 2019<\/h2>\n
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Sunset Panorama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last two days have been some of the most pleasant of rides for the group. The scenery has changed from flat desert to a landscape with more trees, more greenery and undulating hills. The winds have been softer and even favourable at times. Even the flies have backed off a bit but NEVER entirely. It has been a pleasure to be riding with every rider able to finish the days ride without feeling drained of all strength. <\/p>\n

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Promoting the Min Min lights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the way out of Boulia I stopped to take a picture of the town’s primary attraction, an information centre dedicated to the mysterious Min Min Lights. These unexplained lights can be seen doing strange things in the distance a short ways out of town. My guess is that they are like the Marfa Lights in Texas or the Deacon Lights near home in Ontario. Most likely car lights or farm equipment lights that folks convince themselves as being some unexplained phenomenon. Imagination and suggestion are the primary ingredients. Either that or swamp gas.<\/p>\n

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Our roadside Outback camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We left Boulia making an early start heading for a roadside bush camp site about 100 kilometres distant. This would be primitive camping with sanitary facilities being a hole dug into the cement hard earth. What the location lacked in amenities it made up for with a spectacular sunset view. Breakfast was the usual fight with the flies to see if I could eat my porridge before they got into my mouth.<\/p>\n