Friday 16th August, 2024

Yesterday was a fairly ordinary travel day. We went into Halls Creek for fuel and to dump our toilet. Although there was a drinking water tap it was too close to the dump point for comfort, so we didn’t fill our tank.

On the way to this rest area we stopped fairly early for coffee and a snack and then at Mary Pool RA for lunch. Mary Pool is lovely, with shade, grass and some water in the river. It appears to be on private property and you have to be prepared to share with lots of friendly cows. One couple had a bucket set out near where they were picnicking and of course the cows came crowding in, they associate humans with buckets with nice snacks!

You can’t know if people have arrived to stay or are just having lunch, but it was very busy. Fortunately it covers a wide area and you can go much further away from the main area if you like privacy and fewer cows.

This part of the road is familiar territory for us. We remember stopping at this spot two years ago.

We arrived here at Ngumban Cliff at about 3:00 pm. There is no shade, but wonderful views. Sitting outside in the shade of the van was fairly comfortable,

A strong wind started in the night and is still blowing now. We were able to switch off the fan as we had enough air flowing over the bed.