Hundreds of twittering zebra finches filled the trees at roosting time as we nodded off.
The wind came up during the night and rattled the tent and fly, but still standing by morning.
Surprised at the number of caravans that had pulled in for the night - obviously a popular free stopover.
Surprised at the number of caravans that had pulled in for the night - obviously a popular free stopover.
On the road by 7.00am and, to our surprise, soon spotted a "40kms to Barkly" sign - when we had expected and planned for a 95kms ride! Suddenly we had extra energy!
Very little traffic again - and no road kill for days. The main wayside litter is shredded tyres from road trains.
Arrived at Barkly by 10.00am - a record! Luckily got a tiny, vacant cabin and moved straight in - shower, washing and lunch in that order.
The roadhouse is an oasis in this remote region. Queues of cars and caravans lined up for diesel. By mid afternoon the caravan park was full. Prices here are exorbitant but, as signs point out, the roadhouse generates its own power using 500 litres of diesel a day to do so!
Time to moisturise our parched skins, and tidy ourselves up a little.
Taking a rest day tomorrow to revitalise before taking on more long rides and primitive rest areas.
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