A good nights sleep. Up to breaky and pack up, fuel up at a $2.45, tie my fuel jerry to top of Steve’s roof. I changed my wiper blades - thanks Phil.
Mary and Reve doing the breaky dishes.
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Stef and Steve replacing the top of Steve’s snorkel,
which fell off on the track yesterday.
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A two man job with quite a few tools.
Out camp at Mt Dare.
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| A bunch of Crested Pigeons roosting in a tree in the campground. |
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| and another little un identified LGB (Little Grey Bird) also at Mt Dare Hotel Campground |
Putting up the fuel, thanks Steve for carrying my 20 litres
Well tied down.
The info boards at Mt Dare
Mt Dare petrol station
The diesel bowser.
I think that was Steve’s bill inclusive of my 20 litres.
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| This sign sits on the corner of the pub, the faint lines are flood levels - the top one in 2011 from Cyclone Yasi, the bottom one a local storm in 2013. |
Signage leaving Mt Dare
All the roads and conditions
We headed off towards Dalhousie Springs 70kms down the track. This was the same destination that thwarted us 8 years ago, when my car broke a leg and we had to camp out, weld the strut and hobble back to Mt Dare. We stopped along the track to pay homage, before heading onto Dalhousie.
The track was much better than last time - we did go the longer way, as advised it was the better option.
Changing scenery along the track.
More views
Can you see the corrugations?
Lots of trees
3 o’clock Creek
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| Hills in the distance. |
Great looking trees.
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| More trees and Creek |
Crossing a clay pan
Salt pan
Getting ready for our swim st Dalhousie Springs.
We have seen a few dingoes so far and several today. One at Purni Bore and another trotting happily towards us on the Track
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| A dingo, looking pretty healthy. |
The loos at Dalhousie were pretty good. There was an older couple with the job as campground hosts. They are here for 9 weeks and had the amenities spic and span.
After a magnificent swim in the warm artesian fed waters of Dalhousie, we had lunch and hit the track again.
Some sort of creek and washout
Stopped to adjust tyre pressure and this guy going the other way stopped to chat.
Lined up for tyre pressure adjustments
Sarah found the wings of a dead beetle. Brilliant deep blue
We stopped to look at Purni Bore.
Our vehicles all lined up at Purni Bore. Sand flags on and ready to go.
Purni Bore story.
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| Out at the Bore. The pipe running out was hot to the touch and the water leaking from some joins was really hot. |
The water and wetlands created by Purni Bore
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| This guy was out at the bore, we frightened him out of the grass, he is not looking quite so healthy. |
Our aim was to get past Purni and beyond out of the National Park where campfires are allowed. After a false stop at a campsite we moved on a few dunes further to find some flatter ground, more suitable for Reve.
As rhe sign says we really are getting away from it all
Safety precautions
This dingo looked at the car and kept right on walking past all of us
There are two oncoming vehicles behind that tree and the start of the Simpson
Here we go.
Our campsite tonight. Between two dunes.
Sun setting
Sun set
Red Simpson sand.
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| Our Campsite tonight. |
Steve rocking his new hat purchased at Mt Dare.
Sitting around the fire.
Fireside drinks and nibbles
A photo of Sarah’s drone shot of our camp (taken by taking a photo of her phone)
Sarah’s drone shot - the track and our camp. Looking back over our track in today. The Simpson dunes and swales
The track.
Curried Snags and veg at Dundek’s
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| Cooking tea at Dundek’s. |
Satay Chicken stir fry at Davey’s
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| Beef sausages with Bologna sauce, carrot chips and green pea starch mash at the Greg/Col camp |
Mr and Mrs Jackson cooking their tea.
Sausage Hotpot, veg and mash from the Ultimate kitchen
That’s the Beef sausages with Bologna sauce, carrot chips and green pea starch mash
Curried snags and veg
Chicken satay stir fry.
Up close chicken satay stir fry
Col and Greg
Sausage hotpot veg and mash
My leftover savoury mince in a taco boat with baby spinach.
Phil was fired up on the St Anne’s White Port and was determined that we stay warm.
The flames were taller than Phil.
Goodnight Greg.
Certainly keeping me warm. Had to move back.
It was all too much for Phil. Snoozing…
Yep. Zonked out.
Until Steve whispered a little something in his ear. What was that in my ear?
A late night - we lasted till 11. An amazing sky - the Milky Way was visible almost directly overhead in an arc from horizon to horizon- amazing. Phil, Steve, Sarah and I stayed stargazing for a while after the flames died down. Our plan was to all look in one direction so as to enable confirmation of sighting of shooting/falling stars. Sarah and I saw a couple and Phil, Sarah and I another. Steve looked away at the wrong time.
Another chilly night ahead.
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