Old and new friends

 

Monday 21 June 2021 – Old and new friends

In the end we were all up early and therefore we all left together which was probably just as well as we could once again follow behind and keep an eye on the Goldstream.  We stopped at the turn off at the end of the Kalumburu Road to find the ratchet strap holding the suspension together had already snapped so we tied it all back together and continued on.

Our phones started pinging outside Gibb River Station so we pulled over at the gate and made some calls etc.  Quite a few other cars also pulled over to do the same but in retrospect we probably should have just driven into the station as Greg and Lynn told us later that they had done so and the reception was better and they could sit at the shop with a cold drink and green grass around them and make their calls.  Rang B&K and checked they are all good and then it was decided that we would continue on while H&M stayed a bit longer and continued making calls for parts and waiting for return calls etc.

Greg and Lynn over took us just before Mount Barnett Road house and we radioed to say what we and H&M were up to.   After we had fuelled up and checked in, we headed down into the campground and just as we were manoeuvring into a site, Lynn called us on the radio to say they had found an ideal site for the six of us.  We headed on down to where they were and she was right, it was a large and shady area with the only disadvantage being that it was a pretty long hike to the ablution block.  Not so much a worry for L&J with an onboard toilet and shower though!

                                                    

H&M turned up shortly afterwards and then it was time for lunch and a little sit and relax.  In the afternoon we wandered down to the creek for a swim and were a little startled at first when the little fish started banging on our legs eating at our scaly bits of skin!  Still, you pay good money in Bali for this to happen so we soon got used to it and just treated it as part of our ablutions!

Back to camp and Larry unloaded the emergency beer into the Waeco and then absolutely made Greg and Lynne’s day/month/year by giving them the 5 beers that wouldn’t fit.  Lynn showed her thanks by preparing an absolutely yummy cheese platter with nuts, chorizo etc and a very nice evening was had.  J & L made pizzas so it was a little bit of getting up and down constantly as we could only make one small pizza at a time but they were very yummy and the pizza dough worked well . 

Even though it was a very pleasant evening and good company we were still all in bed and probably all fast asleep by about 8.30pm!!