19/7 Last leg to Birdsville via Big Red

Sibba and I woke up early to the most glorious sunrise!  The sky was blood red and then changed to pink, just like the pink tutu fairy we saw the day before!

We just had to drive around 7 km to get to Big Red.  As we rolled towards it, there was a sign indicating we have to turn right to go to Birdsville.  This means that you can get to Birdsville without climbing Big Red.
We had no intentions of doing that!

As we got closer there were couple of 4WD getting ready to go up.  One left just before we got there the other was letting his tyre pressure down.  Apparently both had tried a couple of times without success.  Sibba and I forged ahead and got up in one go and Tim and Annika followed.  Of course we had to go back down and do another run!

The view in both directions from Big Red is pretty spectacular, so we spent some time taking photos and letting Kylie have a bit of a hop around.

Then we proceeded down on the east side and drove all the way to Birdsville.  There we got our camper trailer from storage at the Caravan Park and set it up for an overnight stay.  Tim and Annika went and had a walk around Birdsville to see the sights.  Late afternoon we all went to the Birdsville hotel and had a drink at the bar.  After that we went back to the Caravan Park and had ourselves a great BBQ and celebrated the end of a fantastic journey with some Moet Champagne!

The last day in the desert offered a fantastic sunrise

The red and pink hues in full swing

The colours blend well into the desert sand

More yellow comes along as the sun pushes further up

The pink clouds hang over us

The next to last Sand dune and only Big Red ahead

Approaching Big Red

Driving up Big Red, Sibba, Tim and Annika watching on the Horizon

Getting to the top wasn't too bad!

On top of Big Red, the view to the other side is pretty good

Tim, Annika and Sibba enjoying the view

Kylie felt she needed to jump up Big Red as well

Kylie also liked the view

The Birdsville Hotel marketing machine for the 110 people town!

At the Birdsville Hotel

At the bar having a drink

Sunset in Birdsville, over the airport