The three riders left together this morning and pretty much got lost straight away. Jill was doing a good job directing them until directions were questioned and they turned around and went back the way they had come. They went into a police station to ask for directions only to find that Jill was right in the first place. This has added an extra 5 kms onto their ride today.
Collis spent most of the morning on the phone to the insurance company. The windscreen will be replaced next Tiesday in Newman. The mining traffic is horrendous although the trucks are mostly pretty good at giving us a wide berth when they are able. I got driven off the road by 2 trucks coming towards me when the truck behind decides to pass the one in front just as I was passing the front truck.It was too late for him to stop his manoeuvre so I had no choice but to go off into the dirt. This happened to a couple of the riders as well.
The scenery has changed at long last. Lots of rocky outcrops , even a mini devil’s marbles along the road. We had to find a site for our bush camp and it wasn’t going to be easy. Firstly there is spinifex everywhere and it is just so prickly. Then there were very few tracks leading into the bush. The dry riverbeds would have been ideal but we just couldn’t get into them. The parking bays have no shelter and all right on the road. I ended up spotting a track that seemed to lead to a rocky outcrop with a few trees around so Collis checked it out. It was perfect and ended up being a great camp.
Dinner tonight was a sausage casserole followed by fresh fruit salad and custard. Jill helped with the cleaning up and this was a great help. The night was a bit disturbed as the mining trucks went all night. The night sky was the best I have ever seen. So it was great lying in bed and studying the stars.
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