Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
North by Northwest - Day 2
Ouch! That was a cold night. The hot water bottles had a workout.
Hard to get moving, but the allure of the Ningaloo coast was calling. Fuel stop in Mullewa after going around in circles around town for a bit.
Then it was up the Mullewa Carnarvon Road to Murchison Settlement for fuel. The roadhouse has been rebuilt and is quite swish now.
We had to let some air out of the tyres as there were a few corrugations in the gravel road and at 45psi these were amplified somewhat. The other problem was that with the dry conditions and the loose gravel it was like being on roller skates on a road covered in small marbles. Down to 30psi and all is well again.
We made our overnight campspot (Bilung Pool) by early afternoon and took some time to explore along the river in both directions. We found some excellent campsites, which we have recorded for future adventures.
The pool itself was more of a pond as there has been less rain there this year. Consequently there were fewer wedge-tailed eagles around.
A margarita for sundown and then a video in bed after dinner. Early start tomorrow as we head for Mooka to pick up some rocks.
Hard to get moving, but the allure of the Ningaloo coast was calling. Fuel stop in Mullewa after going around in circles around town for a bit.
Then it was up the Mullewa Carnarvon Road to Murchison Settlement for fuel. The roadhouse has been rebuilt and is quite swish now.
We made our overnight campspot (Bilung Pool) by early afternoon and took some time to explore along the river in both directions. We found some excellent campsites, which we have recorded for future adventures.
The pool itself was more of a pond as there has been less rain there this year. Consequently there were fewer wedge-tailed eagles around.
A margarita for sundown and then a video in bed after dinner. Early start tomorrow as we head for Mooka to pick up some rocks.
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