Day 18: Norseman to Newman Rocks

Collis' thermos has had the gong- this is his German model. So he has bought a smaller one made in China (no choice in Norseman). I picked up some grated cheese for one of the recipes I had decided on for the second bush camp and it would have not been the same without this ingredient.

Tonight is a bush camp at a very nice spot called Newman Rocks. We have camped here many times and it has a rock pool with usually enough water in it for a decent wash and sometimes even a swim. We are all looking forward to our first real bush camp for this leg.

The terrain is quite undulating today and everyone is struggling a little. Jacquei is feeling BLAH today and is not sure just why- hopefully she will pick up by the end of the day. Fran and Jim are riding together again today with Jacquei out in front of them.

The rain has been threatening all day but we have managed to get into camp before it started drizzling. It drizzles on and off most of the evening but never too heavy to spoil the camping or the meal. I cooked up a spaghetti sauce last night at Norseman and added into the noodles for a great spag boll. This was followed by a peach sponge type concoction with custard on top (not too bad once it cooked). Jim got a fantastic fire going and it was very pleasant sitting around until a late 8.30 pm.