Thursday 17th
Spent the day catching up with Jan. I must admit it was nice to be inside a house away from the flies and elements, but even better to be able to catch up with my good friend.
I cooked my other BFF Karen's Chicken Adabo (which has now become a favorite for James) for Jan and the girls. It went down really well.
Really enjoyed cooking and washing up inside too :) another simple pleasure in life.
Friday 18th
Today we said goodbye to Jan and left Broken Hill heading east. We first called in to fuel up the cruiser and then hit the road.
We only did a short drive today as we didnt leave the Hill until midday.
We got to the Spring Hill Rest Area which had a great gated undercover playground for Rena. So Rena got to play on the playground for quite some time and even at times had James and I running around playing with her in the playground.
The flies were not that bad either, and the temperature was bearable, which made for a pleasant stay, we even managed to sit outside and enjoy a cuppa without having to dodge those little sticky black flies.
Cooked dinner late, this daylight savings and time zone changes over the past week are really messing with our body clocks. We will all be glad to be back to our normal Queensland time zone.
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Day 250 Wednesday 16th October 2013; Location - Cutona Rest Area
Had a nice easy morning as I was really tired after my lack of sleep, before packing up and heading for Broken Hill.
We called in to Woollies as I was hanging out for a Sara Lea Lasagna for dinner. Restocked the vegetables and fruit and head to my BFF Jan's place.
Was really great to see Jan again. It is great how you don's see your friend for years, but it is as if you only saw each other yesterday.
Was great catching up with Jan and seeing how big her girls have grown. Rena really enjoyed having some girls to play with and also all their toys. :) Rena even learnt how to play the playstation.
We called in to Woollies as I was hanging out for a Sara Lea Lasagna for dinner. Restocked the vegetables and fruit and head to my BFF Jan's place.
Was really great to see Jan again. It is great how you don's see your friend for years, but it is as if you only saw each other yesterday.
Was great catching up with Jan and seeing how big her girls have grown. Rena really enjoyed having some girls to play with and also all their toys. :) Rena even learnt how to play the playstation.
Day 249 Tuesday 15th October 2013; Location - Orroroo Rest Area
After packing up we drove through the towns of Orroroo and Peterborough, what beautiful quaint little country towns.
Peterborough had some steamtrains and a rail museum. Both main streets had sculptures.
After a quick look we headed back to the black top and kept heading east. We got to the Cutona Rest Area and decided to make it a short day and set up camp.
Another easy night for me in the kitchen, sausages and left overs for dinner.
This rest area was like a rubbish tip, everyone had dumped their rubbish all over the place, despite the fact that there was bins provided, disgusting...... You really had to watch where you were standing and Rena had to watch where she played.
We went to bed at about 8.30pm and at 9.30pm a truck pulled in to the rest area, proceeded to put his choke on and must have went to sleep for about 3 1/2 hours with his engine revving. At 1 am he decided to turn his choke off idle the engine for about 10 mins and drive off.
GRRR!!!!!! at one stage was ready to get up and ask him to turn it off, but you just don't know. Thanks to that inconsiderate truck driver I didn't get much sleep. (there was a truck stop just down the road don't know why he chose the car rest area instead).
Peterborough had some steamtrains and a rail museum. Both main streets had sculptures.
After a quick look we headed back to the black top and kept heading east. We got to the Cutona Rest Area and decided to make it a short day and set up camp.
Another easy night for me in the kitchen, sausages and left overs for dinner.
This rest area was like a rubbish tip, everyone had dumped their rubbish all over the place, despite the fact that there was bins provided, disgusting...... You really had to watch where you were standing and Rena had to watch where she played.
We went to bed at about 8.30pm and at 9.30pm a truck pulled in to the rest area, proceeded to put his choke on and must have went to sleep for about 3 1/2 hours with his engine revving. At 1 am he decided to turn his choke off idle the engine for about 10 mins and drive off.
GRRR!!!!!! at one stage was ready to get up and ask him to turn it off, but you just don't know. Thanks to that inconsiderate truck driver I didn't get much sleep. (there was a truck stop just down the road don't know why he chose the car rest area instead).
Day 247 - 248 Sunday 13th - Monday 14th October 2013; Location - Kimba Recreation Reserve
Sunday 13th
Today we decided that we would stay an extra night here and have a rest day.
It was overcast then sunny, then raining, all whilst the temperature just kept getting cooler. At one stage it was hailing.
I decided it would be a good opportunity to pull out the laptop and update the blog. This really is a slow process, it just takes so long to upload anything with this Telstra broadband stick. Trying to add photos just takes a horrible length of time 4 photos 15 mins, so I have decided that after adding some photos today and taking such a long time I will wait until we get home and get back to home broadband before I attempt to load any more photos.
I cooked dinner and we retreated inside as it was really quite cool. Rena had spent the day playing on and off in the playground, this really is a good spot to stay. Hot showers, flat campground, clean toilets and all they ask is for a coin donation. Well done Kimba :).
As it turned out it was a very cold night, so much so that James got up during the night and got the spare blanket out of the car for the bed. Brrrrrr cold night.
Monday 14th
Well it was time to pack up and move on today. We could of stayed alot longer at Kimba, was a very nice spot to camp.
First I took Rena over to use the flushing toilet before we headed off again. (its the little things in life you get to appreciate). It was so nice to have a hot shower (without having to heat the water yourself and turn the water on and off) and also to have a flushing toilet . Luxuries for camper trailer travelers.
We headed out of Kimba but not before having a look at the Giant Pink Galah at the Half Way Across Australia service station. We didn't realise that Kimba was the halfway point across Australia until we saw the signs.
Next on port of call was Port Augusta & we called in to Woollies and stocked up on some items, we then headed for the petrol station and topped up the cruiser. Then off to the laundrymat. (This is one part of the trip that I will not miss when I get home).
Clothes all clean, dry and folded and we headed back to the highway and headed east.
We headed up the range and called in to the lookout/campground on the western side of the range, a very pretty spot, but it was just a little bit too windy for us to camp there for the night, so we decided that we would head further east to try and find a spot out of the wind.
We headed off to the Orroroo Rest Area, nice spot, lots of spots to camp well away from the road, and very little wind. Was good to have other vans around us for the night too.
Flies and some wind, but we cooked outside ok, luckily for me, I had bought a BBQ chook so made dinner nice and easy.
Once the sun started to set, the temperature cooled down quickly, and as the night progressed it got really cold. Being up fairly high in altitude we expected it to be cool.
Today we decided that we would stay an extra night here and have a rest day.
It was overcast then sunny, then raining, all whilst the temperature just kept getting cooler. At one stage it was hailing.
I decided it would be a good opportunity to pull out the laptop and update the blog. This really is a slow process, it just takes so long to upload anything with this Telstra broadband stick. Trying to add photos just takes a horrible length of time 4 photos 15 mins, so I have decided that after adding some photos today and taking such a long time I will wait until we get home and get back to home broadband before I attempt to load any more photos.
I cooked dinner and we retreated inside as it was really quite cool. Rena had spent the day playing on and off in the playground, this really is a good spot to stay. Hot showers, flat campground, clean toilets and all they ask is for a coin donation. Well done Kimba :).
As it turned out it was a very cold night, so much so that James got up during the night and got the spare blanket out of the car for the bed. Brrrrrr cold night.
Monday 14th
Well it was time to pack up and move on today. We could of stayed alot longer at Kimba, was a very nice spot to camp.
First I took Rena over to use the flushing toilet before we headed off again. (its the little things in life you get to appreciate). It was so nice to have a hot shower (without having to heat the water yourself and turn the water on and off) and also to have a flushing toilet . Luxuries for camper trailer travelers.
We headed out of Kimba but not before having a look at the Giant Pink Galah at the Half Way Across Australia service station. We didn't realise that Kimba was the halfway point across Australia until we saw the signs.
Next on port of call was Port Augusta & we called in to Woollies and stocked up on some items, we then headed for the petrol station and topped up the cruiser. Then off to the laundrymat. (This is one part of the trip that I will not miss when I get home).
Clothes all clean, dry and folded and we headed back to the highway and headed east.
We headed up the range and called in to the lookout/campground on the western side of the range, a very pretty spot, but it was just a little bit too windy for us to camp there for the night, so we decided that we would head further east to try and find a spot out of the wind.
We headed off to the Orroroo Rest Area, nice spot, lots of spots to camp well away from the road, and very little wind. Was good to have other vans around us for the night too.
Flies and some wind, but we cooked outside ok, luckily for me, I had bought a BBQ chook so made dinner nice and easy.
Once the sun started to set, the temperature cooled down quickly, and as the night progressed it got really cold. Being up fairly high in altitude we expected it to be cool.
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Day 246 Saturday 12th October 2013; Location - Tcharkuldu Rock
After breakfast and packing up the camper Rena and I headed off up to Tcharkuldu Rock to explore it. There was some really great hidding holes as well as some interesting natural sculptures. Some of the rocks looked like the Devils Marbels formations.
After exploring the rock we headed back to the car whilst trying to escape the never ending flies, one thing that has plagued us has been flies and wind.
We headed to the highway and eastward.
When we past through Wudinna we stoped at a giant granite sculpture dedicated to the agriculturalist. Really well done.
We then hit the road again and called in to the Goyders Monument, we had camped at the monument that was on the eastern side of the Flinders Rangers so was interesting to look at this monument (even if it wasnt on the actual Goyders Line).
I made lunch whilst James squatted the flies. Boy they have been bad, and we escaped in to the car to eat it.
Next stop after lunch was Kimba, we tried to find the Giant Pink Galah, but alas, we haven't found it yet. (Tomorrow), we then headed up to the White's Knob lookout and the iron sculptures of Eyre and his aboriginal tracker. Very well done, worth the look. I had a quick look at the caves, 2 small caves in the hillside.
We then headed back to the Kimba Recreation Reserve and set up camp for the night. What a find, kids playground for Rena, HOT showers ($1 for 3 mins) for me, (YAY a REAL shower), water, toilets, and all free. This town really does welcome RV's.
Well we spent the afternoon relaxing and keeping Rena occupied until it had cooled down enough for her to go play in the playground. James did a tag with me and I came back and cooked dinner, was a novelty tonight, didnt have to fight the elements cooking outside, just had to worry about the flies.
Well after dinner, James and I did the tag team and went and had our showers, OMG it was so good to have a real shower and not have to turn the water on and off, and worry about every mil you were using.
After dinner we got talking to our neighbour, they come from Morayfield, so small world.
After exploring the rock we headed back to the car whilst trying to escape the never ending flies, one thing that has plagued us has been flies and wind.
We headed to the highway and eastward.
When we past through Wudinna we stoped at a giant granite sculpture dedicated to the agriculturalist. Really well done.
We then hit the road again and called in to the Goyders Monument, we had camped at the monument that was on the eastern side of the Flinders Rangers so was interesting to look at this monument (even if it wasnt on the actual Goyders Line).
I made lunch whilst James squatted the flies. Boy they have been bad, and we escaped in to the car to eat it.
Next stop after lunch was Kimba, we tried to find the Giant Pink Galah, but alas, we haven't found it yet. (Tomorrow), we then headed up to the White's Knob lookout and the iron sculptures of Eyre and his aboriginal tracker. Very well done, worth the look. I had a quick look at the caves, 2 small caves in the hillside.
We then headed back to the Kimba Recreation Reserve and set up camp for the night. What a find, kids playground for Rena, HOT showers ($1 for 3 mins) for me, (YAY a REAL shower), water, toilets, and all free. This town really does welcome RV's.
Well we spent the afternoon relaxing and keeping Rena occupied until it had cooled down enough for her to go play in the playground. James did a tag with me and I came back and cooked dinner, was a novelty tonight, didnt have to fight the elements cooking outside, just had to worry about the flies.
Well after dinner, James and I did the tag team and went and had our showers, OMG it was so good to have a real shower and not have to turn the water on and off, and worry about every mil you were using.
After dinner we got talking to our neighbour, they come from Morayfield, so small world.
Day 244 - 245 Thursday 10th - Friday 11th October 2013; Location Phildappa Rock
Thursday 10th
What a difference a day can make, today it is overcast and showers, but not to hot, but still cold enough to keep the flies away.
We had slept in to 9am, but with getting use to the change in time zone, and adding daylight savings on to it, and not much sleep the last couple of nights, I think we all needed to sleep in.
Well after we got up, we had a nice relaxing day including a much needed shower, no more prickly heat after the last couple of really hot days.
James and I took turns at exploring the rock. Rena went with James and had a great time exploring Phildappa Rock.
It was afternoon before I climbed up on top, wow, what spectacular views from up on top. It was almost clear, so not to many clouds in the sky, but very windy. I didnt want to get to close to the edge because it was gusting.
This is definately a place that we would want to come back to explore again. It is a free camp, they just ask for a donation, which we did give. Toilet, Covered Picnic Area with light, BBQ and bins. very well laid out.
I cooked dinner just on dark to try and avoid the flies, was good not to have to contend with the flies whilst cooking.
After dinner James and I pulled out the maps and books to try and decide where to go to from here. We also wanted to work out wether it was worth buying another Parks SA Holiday Pass as we were going to go in to Gawler Ranges and maybe some other parks. We decided not to buy one at this point, but still couldnt really decide where to go. We will definately come back to SA for some of our 6 week holidays. There is just so much we still want to see here.
We are going to take it one day at a time, we still have about 6 weeks before we need to be back in Brisbane again, so why rush these things, if we like somewhere we will stay a few extra days, if we don't like it we will move on.
Both Rena & I have lifted spirits now that we have a home date. I will have so much to do when I get home, but really looking forward to being there and seeing my family again especially Leaston and my sooty cat. Missing both of them tremendously.
I then decided to hop the net for a little bit, and hopped on the myswag forum, read a thread which was titled 'Twilight Divorces' and had a good laugh, could relate quite well to some of the stories.
Friday 11th October
Woke up to a beautiful sunny day, hopefully the flies will stay away, but I highly doubt it.
We took our time and packed up before heading out to the Gawler Ranges and to the Organ Pipes, was a good drive but had to open and shut 3 gates on the way in and again on the way out.
Once we got to the Organ Pipes carpark, we took the easy 500 meter walk up to the Organ Pipes, it is amazing what nature has created.
After doing the walk and returning to the car, I decided to make lunch, but as the flies were that bad and intent on carrying us away, we decided that I would make lunch in the car, so at least we could attempt to eat lunch without the addition of flies.
We then headed back out of the Gawler Ranges and back to Minnipa, what a wonderful small community, we called in to the store and bought some bread and ice creams, and as I was paying for it, James asked if there was anywhere in town we could get water, and she let James have 20ltrs for free. Which was really nice of her.
We then headed down the road a little and in to the 2nd hand bookshop, so now James and I have something to read and they gave Rena a book to. :)
We then went and looked at the Concrete Crappa before heading back down highway number 1.
We then took the short dive out to Tchackuldu Rock. WOW what another amazing rock formation. Some of the rocks look like the Devils Marbels.
We drove around the rock looking at the camping options, we stopped and had a look at the original hut that has been restored, and then did the short drive down to the Tchackuldu Dam, this was the original water supply for the township. But has not been used for quite some time, James actually drove around the inside of the dam, it is now very very dry.
We headed back to the hut and set up camp near it as there was a nice flat spot next to an old concrete slab, perfect for us to set up next to. The hut was another very interesting find, it has a table and seats, as well as a visitor book (well pages) and someone had left some native flowers on the table along with some current womens magazines. All of the walls had been written on, I dont know if I agree with it, think I prefer to sign a visitor book to deface an historic building.
We set up camp, once again the flies were REALLY BAD, so we sat inside and had our cuppa as you couldn't even drink your tea without swallowing flies.
I waited until just on dark to cook dinner, and a fruit cake, getting good at cooking these cakes in the dream pot. mmm mmm. I think the fact that it wasnt blowing a gale made such a difference with the cooking of the cake.
What a difference a day can make, today it is overcast and showers, but not to hot, but still cold enough to keep the flies away.
We had slept in to 9am, but with getting use to the change in time zone, and adding daylight savings on to it, and not much sleep the last couple of nights, I think we all needed to sleep in.
Well after we got up, we had a nice relaxing day including a much needed shower, no more prickly heat after the last couple of really hot days.
James and I took turns at exploring the rock. Rena went with James and had a great time exploring Phildappa Rock.
It was afternoon before I climbed up on top, wow, what spectacular views from up on top. It was almost clear, so not to many clouds in the sky, but very windy. I didnt want to get to close to the edge because it was gusting.
This is definately a place that we would want to come back to explore again. It is a free camp, they just ask for a donation, which we did give. Toilet, Covered Picnic Area with light, BBQ and bins. very well laid out.
I cooked dinner just on dark to try and avoid the flies, was good not to have to contend with the flies whilst cooking.
After dinner James and I pulled out the maps and books to try and decide where to go to from here. We also wanted to work out wether it was worth buying another Parks SA Holiday Pass as we were going to go in to Gawler Ranges and maybe some other parks. We decided not to buy one at this point, but still couldnt really decide where to go. We will definately come back to SA for some of our 6 week holidays. There is just so much we still want to see here.
We are going to take it one day at a time, we still have about 6 weeks before we need to be back in Brisbane again, so why rush these things, if we like somewhere we will stay a few extra days, if we don't like it we will move on.
Both Rena & I have lifted spirits now that we have a home date. I will have so much to do when I get home, but really looking forward to being there and seeing my family again especially Leaston and my sooty cat. Missing both of them tremendously.
I then decided to hop the net for a little bit, and hopped on the myswag forum, read a thread which was titled 'Twilight Divorces' and had a good laugh, could relate quite well to some of the stories.
Friday 11th October
Woke up to a beautiful sunny day, hopefully the flies will stay away, but I highly doubt it.
We took our time and packed up before heading out to the Gawler Ranges and to the Organ Pipes, was a good drive but had to open and shut 3 gates on the way in and again on the way out.
Once we got to the Organ Pipes carpark, we took the easy 500 meter walk up to the Organ Pipes, it is amazing what nature has created.
After doing the walk and returning to the car, I decided to make lunch, but as the flies were that bad and intent on carrying us away, we decided that I would make lunch in the car, so at least we could attempt to eat lunch without the addition of flies.
We then headed back out of the Gawler Ranges and back to Minnipa, what a wonderful small community, we called in to the store and bought some bread and ice creams, and as I was paying for it, James asked if there was anywhere in town we could get water, and she let James have 20ltrs for free. Which was really nice of her.
We then headed down the road a little and in to the 2nd hand bookshop, so now James and I have something to read and they gave Rena a book to. :)
We then went and looked at the Concrete Crappa before heading back down highway number 1.
We then took the short dive out to Tchackuldu Rock. WOW what another amazing rock formation. Some of the rocks look like the Devils Marbels.
We drove around the rock looking at the camping options, we stopped and had a look at the original hut that has been restored, and then did the short drive down to the Tchackuldu Dam, this was the original water supply for the township. But has not been used for quite some time, James actually drove around the inside of the dam, it is now very very dry.
We headed back to the hut and set up camp near it as there was a nice flat spot next to an old concrete slab, perfect for us to set up next to. The hut was another very interesting find, it has a table and seats, as well as a visitor book (well pages) and someone had left some native flowers on the table along with some current womens magazines. All of the walls had been written on, I dont know if I agree with it, think I prefer to sign a visitor book to deface an historic building.
We set up camp, once again the flies were REALLY BAD, so we sat inside and had our cuppa as you couldn't even drink your tea without swallowing flies.
I waited until just on dark to cook dinner, and a fruit cake, getting good at cooking these cakes in the dream pot. mmm mmm. I think the fact that it wasnt blowing a gale made such a difference with the cooking of the cake.
Day 243 Wednesday 9th October 2013; Location - Kidnippy Rest Area
We set the alarm for 5.30 am in hope to get the camper packed up before the predicted storm front hit at sunrise.
Unfortunately for us the storm front hit at about midnight, and the wind really picked up, so we didnt get much sleep as Rena carried on like a pork chop every time we had a big gust of wind.
So at 5.30 am we turned off the alarm before it went off and got up and had breakfast in the dark, we had mostly packed up the camper at sunrise, but the flies were out in force, I couldnt breath as they were in my mouth, ears, eyes GRRRR HATE FLIES!!!!!!!
Packed up and on the road (before 7am) we headed east and got to Penang and stopped to use the facilities then we decided to do a short backtrack to go to Cactus Beach.
This was a good gravel road, and just before the pink lake there was a sign, slow down our wildlife is slow. There was lizards (mostly shinglebacks) all over the road. James stopped and picked one up and I took a picture of the beautiful lizard. :) We have now seen many pink lakes, they are an amazing sight to see.
We got out to the Port LeHunt Jetty, what a little gem, there was a sign strictly no camping, but there was a caravan and a tent there. Nice netted swimming area, tragically years ago a 10 yr old boy had lost his life at this point from a shark, so the local area made the area safe to swim by netting it.
We didnt go over to Cactus Beach, just looked from afar as it was blowing a gale and threatening to rain. More lizards on the way out. Cute :). The backpackers that were packing up their tent at the jetty came flying past us at a 100 miles an hour only to have to slam on the brakes when a car in front of them slammed on their brakes to miss a lizard, didnt slow them down one bit, overtook the other car and recommenced their dash to the finish line. Idiots, accident waiting to happen.
We headed back to Highway No1 and through the quarantine checkpoint near Ceduna. I hopped out the car, handed over our last apple and avocado from the fridge, and he said 'off you go before you get blown away', thankfully didnt have to open the camper or pantry up only the fridge.
We then drove through Ceduna and down to the turnoff for Streaky Bay. I wanted to see what this side of the Eyre Penninsula looked like. Very rural with lots of wheat/grain farms along the way.
When we got to Streaky Bay, it was very windy, but much cooler, the cold front had already hit here, so we had some reprieve from the previous days heat. We pulled up at the Apex Park and had lunch, once again eating it in the car as the flies were to bad to be able to eat outside.
Used the dump point, paid for 20ltrs of water at the dispenser and off we went again.
We then headed back to Highway No1 at Poochera and headed out to Phildappa Rock to set up camp for the night.
When we got to Phildappa Rock, what an amazing place, where you are approaching it it looks so awesome, and the wave formations. We got out of the car and well the cold front had not yet hit here and it was about 40 degrees and the flies were really bad.
We set up the camper and because the flies were so bad, couldnt sit outside, so we were all humped up in the camper waiting for the cooler weather or dark so we could venture outside without being carried away by the flies. James was the only one who could cope with the flies so he was the only one venturing outside to do anything. Thankfully no bees today.
Well I think that the lack of sleep over the past couple of nights, the heat, and the flies broke me, and I cracked it. Both Rena and I had sweat pouring out of us. It was just so hot and there was no relief. I was ready to get in the car, unhook the camper and drive off on my own.
Thankfully I lied down and must of had a micro nap as after about 10 min lie down I felt much better, so after sunset I went out and cooked dinner, the cold front finally came through and things cooled down a little bit.
Unfortunately for us the storm front hit at about midnight, and the wind really picked up, so we didnt get much sleep as Rena carried on like a pork chop every time we had a big gust of wind.
So at 5.30 am we turned off the alarm before it went off and got up and had breakfast in the dark, we had mostly packed up the camper at sunrise, but the flies were out in force, I couldnt breath as they were in my mouth, ears, eyes GRRRR HATE FLIES!!!!!!!
Packed up and on the road (before 7am) we headed east and got to Penang and stopped to use the facilities then we decided to do a short backtrack to go to Cactus Beach.
This was a good gravel road, and just before the pink lake there was a sign, slow down our wildlife is slow. There was lizards (mostly shinglebacks) all over the road. James stopped and picked one up and I took a picture of the beautiful lizard. :) We have now seen many pink lakes, they are an amazing sight to see.
We got out to the Port LeHunt Jetty, what a little gem, there was a sign strictly no camping, but there was a caravan and a tent there. Nice netted swimming area, tragically years ago a 10 yr old boy had lost his life at this point from a shark, so the local area made the area safe to swim by netting it.
We didnt go over to Cactus Beach, just looked from afar as it was blowing a gale and threatening to rain. More lizards on the way out. Cute :). The backpackers that were packing up their tent at the jetty came flying past us at a 100 miles an hour only to have to slam on the brakes when a car in front of them slammed on their brakes to miss a lizard, didnt slow them down one bit, overtook the other car and recommenced their dash to the finish line. Idiots, accident waiting to happen.
We headed back to Highway No1 and through the quarantine checkpoint near Ceduna. I hopped out the car, handed over our last apple and avocado from the fridge, and he said 'off you go before you get blown away', thankfully didnt have to open the camper or pantry up only the fridge.
We then drove through Ceduna and down to the turnoff for Streaky Bay. I wanted to see what this side of the Eyre Penninsula looked like. Very rural with lots of wheat/grain farms along the way.
When we got to Streaky Bay, it was very windy, but much cooler, the cold front had already hit here, so we had some reprieve from the previous days heat. We pulled up at the Apex Park and had lunch, once again eating it in the car as the flies were to bad to be able to eat outside.
Used the dump point, paid for 20ltrs of water at the dispenser and off we went again.
We then headed back to Highway No1 at Poochera and headed out to Phildappa Rock to set up camp for the night.
When we got to Phildappa Rock, what an amazing place, where you are approaching it it looks so awesome, and the wave formations. We got out of the car and well the cold front had not yet hit here and it was about 40 degrees and the flies were really bad.
We set up the camper and because the flies were so bad, couldnt sit outside, so we were all humped up in the camper waiting for the cooler weather or dark so we could venture outside without being carried away by the flies. James was the only one who could cope with the flies so he was the only one venturing outside to do anything. Thankfully no bees today.
Well I think that the lack of sleep over the past couple of nights, the heat, and the flies broke me, and I cracked it. Both Rena and I had sweat pouring out of us. It was just so hot and there was no relief. I was ready to get in the car, unhook the camper and drive off on my own.
Thankfully I lied down and must of had a micro nap as after about 10 min lie down I felt much better, so after sunset I went out and cooked dinner, the cold front finally came through and things cooled down a little bit.
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| Rena and James with the shingleback lizard |
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| Port LeHunte Jetty |
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| The pink lake |
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| the view from our camp at Phildappa Rock |
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