No bumps today

 

Saturday 19 June 2021 – No bumps today

Today is a chill day.  That means we get to stay around camp, relax, do some odd jobs, swim and eat and the best bit?  NO BUMPS!

So a cooked breakfast and then time to do some cleaning and maintenance on the van and car.  It was about this time that things took a serious turn for the worst when it was discovered that the reason things were disintegrating inside H&M’s van was because their shock absorbers were cactus as well as one of their brakes.  It was tied up as much as practical in the middle of nowhere and we will have to nurse the van back to Drysdale and see if they can do any repairs there.

After lunch we went for a drive to the nearby Aboriginal cultural site where there are numerous rock paintings.  You can see why this area would have some spiritual significance to the first people as the rock formations certainly have a presence and have a bit of a “Picnic at Hanging Rock” vibe to them.  Hendrik had to get a tight hold of Miranda because of this!

Back to camp and we were hot enough to don bathers and walk back down to the King Edward River for another swim and a cold beverage whilst floating on our pool noodles.

Back to camp and Jenny anxiously watched the clock until it was four o’clock and we were allowed to have a campfire as this was the night she had been promised we could burn lots of wood!  Hendrik did an old fashioned fire (ie matches and dry grass cuttings instead of L’s blow torch) and we got a hot fire going and made loads of coals.  Then it was on with the camp oven filled with honey mustard chicken and jacket potatoes.  Miranda’s bit of left over boiled rice and worked a treat at thickening up the sauce towards the end of the cook.

A yummy dinner and we finished it off with marshmallows before starting a bit of a pack up so we can make an early start for Drysdale and hopefully get H&M’s van looked at there.