We stopped at Barcaldine at the Lloyd Jones Weir for the night at a recommendation off Wiki Camps. The area was very clean including the flushing toilets, felt safe and enough room for all the Grey Nomads, their generators and dogs. All considerate and friendly but this is not really our idea of bush camping.
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| Stopping for a coffee break |
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| Lloyd Jones Weir - Barcaldine |
Day 3 - Tuesday 21st July 2015
A early start with a pack up in the dark and on the road before dawn breaks. Another long day driving we are putting in another 800+ km today. We have travelled these roads many times before so the idea is to get to Mataranka by just driving with overnight stops and then rest for a few days. Our stop tonight is more to our normal routine, being completely on our own, enjoying a glass of wine while cooking on a fire and having the privacy to pull out the shower on the camper, and put on some clean clothes.
Day 4 - Wednesday 22nd July 2015
Driving around Australia means long hours spent in the car. I am very fortunate that I don't get car sick and enjoy reading aloud. I get right into character and narrate novels with different voices. I have read literally hundreds of novels aloud whilst driving, right back to when the boys were little which helped keep them entertained. I have just started a new novel 'A Man you Can Bank On - by Derek Hanson'. Set in outback Australia a fiction crime comedy, it is early days yet but as Gene said it has set the tone for some rollicking fun.
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| Banka Banka Station - NT |
Looks amazing!!
ReplyDeleteLoving the updates! Rob & I are enjoying your holiday through your blog ... Smelling the campfire, experiencing the true peace that only outback camping can give ... Whilst sharing a wine in true camping spirit! Love & hugs xo
ReplyDeleteYou should record those readings and upload them :)
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