Jeanette had a flat tyre before we even finished breakfast this morning. Great sunrise after a semi-spectacular sunset last night. Cleanup this morning was quick and easy as I had done all the washing up etc the night before. So we were out on the road by 8.30 am but then we found Gareth, Mark and Ingrid 10 kms down the road after Ingrid also had a flat tyre. We convened at Barrow Creek roadhouse just to check her tyre pressure. Today I have been driving behind Collis watching Annie’s bike get a real lean to it on the back of Collis’ trailer so we checked it while at Barrow Creek. The metal plates on the bike rack were quite rusted and starting to bend and split. Another job that will need to be fixed sooner rather than later. Extra straps were added to holding the bike on- it’s not going to go anywhere quick.
By the time we reach the morning tea stop at 48 kms, the rest of the group had been waiting there for a half hour. They had apparently been inventing heaps of tragic scenarios between them to account for why we were so late. Jeanette went on to say at morning tea:” No one is allowed to die on this trip as it would ruin her holiday.”
The group is still confused over the distance for todays ride and Collis is getting quite frustrated and a bit short with some of them when they still can’t grasp it even though he has gone over it with them a number of times. Not sure where the confusion is coming from unless the road signs (which are often wrong) are changing on a frequent basis.
Lunch is at 90 km mark but if anyone wants to go onto Wycliffe Well then as long as they let us know then it isn’t a problem. They are quite spread out before lunch and Ingrid is sitting at the back on her own. I let Collis know that I will stop every 10 ams and let her pass until we get to the lunch stop. It is getting a bit remote and lonely out here to have one of the girls out on her own for too long.
We are seeing lots of wattle today which is a bit of a surprise. Nice ride after lunch to Wycliffe Well. We all had a quick look around, took the usual photos of aliens and then headed to Wauchope.
Pleasant surprise at Wauchope as they actually acknowledged our booking. Collis was quite chuffed as most accommodation don’t write down our bookings because we book unpowered, then they say we didn’t book even when I show them the confirmation email. So Wauchope went up in our estimation immediately. We had green grass to camp on, clean toilets and showers, an adequate camp kitchen and very friendly staff. 4 stars for this place AND it even had a swimming pool which was open and cleaned but water was pretty cold. The food in the restaurant was pretty good as well but a little pricey although Collis managed to get the cheapest meal of a Truckies Mixed Grill for $19. He asked for an extra plate with the meal so we could share and they brought out two separate meals with full salad and chips and the meat halved onto both plates (I was impressed but he was a bit put out to think he might get less than he expected). The surf and turf was $42.
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