We got woken in the middle of the night by someone yelling out “anyone awake…anyone awake?”. I woke with a fright and yelled “yeah what do you want?” before I looked to see who they actually were. They turned out to be a couple of aborigines who asked Collis for a lift home to their camp. When I spoke up they backed off saying “sorry mate, I didn't know you had your old lady with you, you can go back to sleep.” And then they left. I’ll give them “old lady”!!
Another hot day after a hot night. The riders are heading mostly west so the sun is rising behind them when they set off in the morning which creates some wonderful colours on the trees and rocks. Lorraine, Pat and Dallas were joined by a dingo for about 1.5km after leaving Timber Creek. It was a beautiful ride along the river and most riders stopped at Bradshaw Bridge for a photo opportunity.
Everybody seems to be riding well although Annie started off flat as a tack and didn't even eat at MT or lunch but she soldiered on until lunchtime when she got in the car for the last 20km.
It was a lovely ride into the bush camp after lunch and the conditions were very favourable.
Everybody got into bush camp and picked their camping spots which were fairly limited. We had a fruit and nut party to get rid of all the produce we couldn't take across the border while I cooked. The grey nomads kept bringing their extra fruit and veges so the party rocked on! Dinner was vegetarian curry with fruit salad and custard as dessert. After dinner Jerry hosted a music quiz and Collis was not on top form and came in a close third. The stars were magnificent tonight.
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