Back Roads: July 8
Guest presenter Paul West is in Burketown on the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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Back Roads tonight is in Burketown, the Gulf of Carpentaria in Queensland with guest presenter, and chef Paul West.
The local traditional owners, the Gangalidda-Garawa people, call it Mabuntha Yipipee. Others call it the Morning Glory. Everyone looks forward to the arrival of this spectacular and mysterious cloud formation that travels over the Gulf country once a year.
It’s one of the rarest meteorological phenomena on the planet and Burketown is the best place to try and see one.
Glider pilots from around the country travel to the tiny settlement of Burketown to drift along the waves of cloud and experience what they call ‘riding the Glory’. They can ride this cloud for hours as it may stretch to a thousand kilometres long and two kilometres high.
Paul West turns ‘cloud chaser’ as he discovers just how elusive the cloud can be. Locals give him the lowdown on the tell-signs as he tries to see ‘a glory’ for himself but, when you’re chasing a cloud, nothing’s guaranteed.
8pm tonight on ABC.
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