West of Windorah, we’re into the Channel Country – very dry, flat plains, with just the occasional rocky hill. The water from the monsoonal rains that fall over 1,000 miles to the north eventually makes its way down here, winding across the flat country and flooding it for a few short weeks, before eventually emptying into the Lake Eyre system another 1,000 or more miles away in South Australia. When the water’s around, the roads are impassable. The rest of the year, it’s dry, dry, dry. We were there just about two weeks after very rare rain – so there was a green tinge that will quickly burn off.
The remains of an enamel basin at the site of a long-gone hotel, built in the late 19th century.
The old Betoota Hotel still stands, but has not served customers in a long time.
