Wet and Noisy! 2nd Night in Bush Camp 2

It was another wet and windy night!
It's quite a performance to do the simplest of things such as going outside (in the rain) for a pee. Putting your shoes on is the first challenge!
By morning the rain had stopped and we decided to break camp (everything was wet and heavy) and head off. 
We had our first tail wind! Yay!
All the roadside ditches had become mini billabongs.
We passed a couple of ute wrecks along the way.
AND 3 fully grown emus trotted out of the bush and onto the road right in front of us.
By the time cameras were located, they'd disappeared again.
And look what I picked up along the way!
Del eventually removed it and guess what?
His anti thorn trick with the extra lining of tyre strip worked! No puncture!!
Bob and Helen (and dog) stopped their travels and chatted about the trip. Nice to have met them.

We contacted the Coolgardie Caravan Park to make sure that our chalet was ready. The old gentleman, who operates the park, had no chalet in our name!!  Claims he'd never heard of us!  
Every other accommodation is sold out because of the Outback Rodeo.
Another bush camp tonight then.



Comments

  1. Simon HenleyAugust 17, 2022 at 12:27 PM

    Oh no about the chalet! You'll be getting your money's worth out of that tent, I hope you managed to have a reasonable night's sleep. When you do next find a place with a bed, make sure you take another day off. It sounds like today you made good progress though (and nice work with the puncture protection!). xxx

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  2. Plan My PlayAugust 18, 2022 at 1:09 AM

    Glad to hear you are on your way again....oh the stories you will tell on this trip, and it's only (relatively) just begun. Wishing you more days of tail wind!! xx J&J

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