Monday 15th July, 2024

I actually booked at Banka Banka in advance. We wanted somewhere to rest for a couple of nights and wash our bedding. We are having cool overnights, and clear, sunny, and windy days, perfect for putting washing on the line. This is our second night here and we’ve booked a third night so that we can do one more load of washing and walk to the local waterhole.

We are not sure if this is a working station or just a tourist park. It is Indigenous run and although it doesn’t look fancy and modern the facilities are very good. We are in an unpowered section, close to toilets, showers, washing machine, dump point and main reception, very handy if you have problems with the washing machine, as we did. It’s a new one and the computer is causing problems.

On Wikicamps there was a complaint about lack of toilet paper, but we haven’t had any problems, perhaps they read the complaint and decided to pick things up.

There is a lookout, which we went to last night, and they have a nightly bar from 5.00 to 7.00 p.m. We did the walk up the hill last night at sunset, but haven’t been to the bar.

Our progress on this journey is still slow, with enjoyable stops like this on the way. We are paying $25.00 per night and there are drinking water taps available though we don’t have a tap of our own. The powered sites are $40 per night. Some of the roadhouses are expensive as well, so this is very good value. In a dry country having access to good water is very important.