10 April 2024
We arrived in Windorah realising that insects might be a problem (based on experiences at The Lake), but that we should be OK. Then in Windorah the flies (and moths, and midgies) became a lot worse.
I take a lot of the blame as I don’t really like wearing repellent but, even still, Windorah had a lot of flies. Watching the Japanese F1 Grand Prix outside the motorhome on Sunday really tested my resolve, and I was glad I had wraparound sunnies that at least stopped them getting in my eyes. Ears and nose not protected though.
I very, very nearly pulled out the fly head net I had from Winton in 2019 (where the flies were INSANE!) but resisted. Not a great fashion statement (minor concern), and definitely would make it a lot harder to eat my F1 nibblies (major concern). So, I got through the race, with many midgie bites to remind me for next time.
Then, when we left early on Monday morning, I was confronted by half the Earth’s moth population in the toilet (most of which seemed to be in my cubicle). On the walls, on the toilet, in the toilet, on the ceiling etc etc. The photo below was after half of them took flight as I walked in.
So, upon arriving in Longreach, we went to DEFCON 3 for insect protection readiness. The definition from Wikipedia seems apt:
This included a range of ‘defensive measures’ which haven’t yet been fully deployed. But we stand ready to defend our air space when needed.
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