Sunday 15th June 2008
Packed up trailer early to get it looked at by mechanic
Girls played down by river again while filled up with water
Holly bought a crocodile skin and tooth belt that is supposed to be for a hat but fits her waist
Left El Questro
Finally got off the dirt road – we had conquered the Gibb River Road!
Paul and I were a bit down once on road
- Me cos I wanted to go right into Bungle Bungles and cos I was sad at being on proper roads again – makes the end seem closer, somehow
- Paul for no apparent reason except maybe missing his contact with the rest of the world
Plan was to find a recommended free camping spot beside the Great Northern Highway and go into Bungles for the day tomorrow
Stopped at Doon Doon roadhouse to ring Telstra about unlocking my phone and to try and contact dad before he heads off to Europe again
Girls got to stroke an 8 month old joey wallaby who’d been rescued from her dead mother’s pouch who was being hand-reared. Called Sylvie – very cute
Found camping spot but it was a bit bleak and since it was only 2pm the prospect of sitting there all afternoon (not feasible to do a quick trip into Bungles – cos it’s NOT quick!) didn’t appeal
We decided to take our chances with the bumpy road (it had been re-opened fully only two days before following the big rain a week ago so a grader must have been through and it couldn’t be TOO bad, could it?)
We scribbled a quick message for the Stanleys in case we didn’t see them on the road then headed back to the Bungle turn off
Almost immediately we caught up with them and it was the work of seconds for them to turn around and join us (think Richard had secretly harboured dreams of going in), especially now they have higher clearance since they had new leaf springs installed
We led the way in and the road was loads better than all reports had led us to believe – good old grader. It was still windy and full of dips and rises but the road surface was good. The book says it can take up to 3hrs to get in but we did it in about 1.5 – excellent.
Checked in at visitor’s centre then on to campsite at Kurrajong (northern part of park)
Stanleys found part of their trailer suspension had pulled itself free and left a hole behind – that trailer is not getting out of here on its own wheels. They sat down with some drinks (no cup of tea this time!) and started making plans for new trailers and where they’d go to find them. We joined them in their sorrow-drowning for a very pleasant early evening while we sorted the kids out with the laptop and a dvd – Antz.
We went our separate ways for dinner and our family watched most of the movie Shark Tales before falling into bed – Paul was asleep before 8pm!
Packed up trailer early to get it looked at by mechanic
Girls played down by river again while filled up with water
Holly bought a crocodile skin and tooth belt that is supposed to be for a hat but fits her waist
Left El Questro
Finally got off the dirt road – we had conquered the Gibb River Road!
Paul and I were a bit down once on road
- Me cos I wanted to go right into Bungle Bungles and cos I was sad at being on proper roads again – makes the end seem closer, somehow
- Paul for no apparent reason except maybe missing his contact with the rest of the world
Plan was to find a recommended free camping spot beside the Great Northern Highway and go into Bungles for the day tomorrow
Stopped at Doon Doon roadhouse to ring Telstra about unlocking my phone and to try and contact dad before he heads off to Europe again
Girls got to stroke an 8 month old joey wallaby who’d been rescued from her dead mother’s pouch who was being hand-reared. Called Sylvie – very cute
Found camping spot but it was a bit bleak and since it was only 2pm the prospect of sitting there all afternoon (not feasible to do a quick trip into Bungles – cos it’s NOT quick!) didn’t appeal
We decided to take our chances with the bumpy road (it had been re-opened fully only two days before following the big rain a week ago so a grader must have been through and it couldn’t be TOO bad, could it?)
We scribbled a quick message for the Stanleys in case we didn’t see them on the road then headed back to the Bungle turn off
Almost immediately we caught up with them and it was the work of seconds for them to turn around and join us (think Richard had secretly harboured dreams of going in), especially now they have higher clearance since they had new leaf springs installed
We led the way in and the road was loads better than all reports had led us to believe – good old grader. It was still windy and full of dips and rises but the road surface was good. The book says it can take up to 3hrs to get in but we did it in about 1.5 – excellent.
Checked in at visitor’s centre then on to campsite at Kurrajong (northern part of park)
Stanleys found part of their trailer suspension had pulled itself free and left a hole behind – that trailer is not getting out of here on its own wheels. They sat down with some drinks (no cup of tea this time!) and started making plans for new trailers and where they’d go to find them. We joined them in their sorrow-drowning for a very pleasant early evening while we sorted the kids out with the laptop and a dvd – Antz.
We went our separate ways for dinner and our family watched most of the movie Shark Tales before falling into bed – Paul was asleep before 8pm!
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