Burke and Wills

We arrived at Dig Tree around lunch. It was the earliest we have ever stopped to set up camp. There is a fee of $11, which goes to the Burke and Wills Historical Society. The two men were European explorers seeking to find a route from Melbourne to Gulf of Carpentaria. Due to the ruggedness of the area and series of errors and confusions among the expedition parties, the men died of vitamin deficiency and exhaustion. Both were buried at Cooper Creek near the Dig Tree, which was their camp 65.

The tree where the party had their supply, camp 65

We set up camp here for the next two nights before we head into Innamincka to start our next 6 months of work at the hotel.