Left at 7:30, lunched just before the Goyder. Fellows cleaning up the rubbish. Passed a Toyota followed by a Taxi. Couldn’t believe my eyes. Fires through the bush. Goyder was clear so we could see our track through this time, track didn’t seem nearly so bad today. Stopped near Annie Creek to walk in the rain forest. Very thick and squashy, Bamboo Palms, sword grass, vines, umbrella trees, melalucas just for the ones I knew with very tall grass between. Arrived at Emu Springs at 4:45. Lovely afternoon for a swim, fires burning up to the creek. Tractor and old jeep with kids everywhere went flying up the road or through between the trees, hope they put the fires out. Kids on the back laughing and waving, reminded me of Munty days. (recalls her own childhood at Muntagin) Rubbish collection at lunch time from Rocky Botttom Creek. Kids visited us weren’t too sure what they wanted. Told us about crocs good to eat, been to school in Katherine to learn welding and machines.
