Judy & Brian Tour Oz

Fairly big day today (well yesterday actually) but easy driving for 370 something kilometres. First stop was Ti Tree Roadhouse for fuel, a cuppa and some raisin toast. At first glance this looks much like any other (mostly daggy looking roadhouse up this way, but out past the tills and tack and shop part, is a really nice little cafe eating area, not a plastic table cloth in site! Well done them. Then it’s on down to Alice which we reached in good time and despite having to fiddle about with the van and jockey wheel again due to the car being much lower on the road than the van on the grass, we got settled in OK and strolled up-town for a late lunch and a coffee.  Sad to say, but Judy beat me comprehensively at indoor lawn bowls, must be my lack of bias… Two days for the cost of a single click! Slept in today before giving the couple of shops in town the benefit of our patronage. Judy found a Millers so all was right with the world. Actually, on the way out we went ...

Made the most of the hot springs in Mataranka by going down again early this morning for a few ‘laps’. It’s just so pleasant and peaceful, until the mob turn up about 7.30am. We had planned for an early start but with my swimming and Judy’s sleeping, it was almost 9am when we pulled out of the van park. Took our first break after 200km at Dunmarra Road House, got fuel, drank coffee and indulged in a pie and chips. Decadence.   Back on the road, the rig was just flying along, despite the headwind picking up again. We cruise at about a 100kph, but we came up to van after van and just drove right by them. Maybe they were in dawdle mode after a big lunch. Arrived at Banka Banka about 2.15pm and settled in. As we mentioned before, there’s no power but that’s just fine by us; for one night at least. I made a repeat tour of the waterhole, this time electing to come back the same way via the track, not the rocky ridge.  No snap today from Banka, but Iv'e posted some from ...