The kids have a morning swim so we don’t get out of the van park till 10.
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We get up early so we can go back to bitter springs for another swim. We arrive at about 8am. This time we have the place completely to ourselves.
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We don’t need to travel quite so far today, we do a quick detour into Daly waters, seems like a strange (in a quirky way) place, and might have been an interesting place to stay. Given it’s only 10:30 a bit too early for a beer.
Day 48 –Devils’ Marbles to Dunamarra
A peaceful night, and when we get up at 7, we notice that at least 4 or 5 campers have already left. This has happened a few times and we wonder how they can do it without us hearing them.
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OK, so that didn’t work out as planned. 2:15am, and the noise of the rain and the awning thrashing about makes us jump into action. Out, and throw the chairs under the van and put the awning away. The lighting is a lot closer than we’re comfortable with, but we get it done. At least the wind is nowhere near as bad as the night on the Plenty.
Day 46 – Newcastle to Ellery Big Hole (via Alice)
Day 46 – Sydney to Ellery Big Hole (via Alice) 28/10/18
Up at 5:15 (Sydney Time). I drive to Sydney, drop the car off at home. Thankfully our good neighbour Greg gave me lift to the airport, and as it is Sunday morning the traffic and the airport are not super busy. So I arrive with plenty of time.
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This post was one I didn’t think I would need to write. It’s the reason I’m back in Newcastle.
Day 44 – Part 2 – In Alice
Well the last few days have been unexpected. After the fridge shut down, we headed into Alice to organise repairs.
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This was a post I was not sure if I was going to write or not. Why we’re on this trip. There’s no one simple answer. It is a series of big events and simple circumstances.
Day 43 – Alice
I spend the day flying to Sydney and then driving up to Newcastle.
Justine, Dawn and the kids visit the megafauna centre in the Centre of Alice. They reckon in the heat, Alice was practically deserted.