We left Curtin Springs at about 0800 – Rose and Dave let their grey water loose while driving out but Trev waited til the exit…and it all came out in a rush – he moved quickly to the grass to water the area after Kerry reminded him we were supposed to use it to water their trees (as per the sign!!).

The drive to Erldunda was uneventful – the landscape flat and scrubby….

At Erldunda the fuel queue was long – Gordie had an altercation with 2 young German tourist girls who filled up at the only diesel pump in the queue he was in then promptly locked their van and went inside to order food. After a while Gordie went inside looking for the owners of the white van… and located the girls on the food queue – they moved quickly out to the van followed by Gordon lecturing them all the way on service station etiquette – they got in their van and drove off at a fast pace – leaving behind a very long queue and a fuming Gordie!

We drove in to Alice Springs searching for a dump point and a place to fill up the water tanks which sounds easier than it was!!

After picking up some groceries we left Alice and ad lunch just outside of town then drove on to a free camp called Hemmi’s camp about 40 kms out of Alice.

It turned out to be a great spot – however Gordie got stuck in the bushes as he had the biggest rig – a bit of a disadvantage in some circumstances – however Trev assisted to clear the path and Glen did a great job as traffic controller…while the others watched on in amazement.

We set up in a wagon train and built a fire – Dave started and Trev finished it off…

Rosie got a jump on everyone and started cooking dinner before happy hour had begun!

Glen had a unique way of keeping files and mozzies of the food…

The red dirt and dry conditions had taken it’s toll on Rosie’s feet so a foot spa was in order.

Sunset looked great so Trev put up the drone satisfying Dave’s enthusiasm for flying!

The moon was out…and almost full which means that the loonies are out and about…

Gordie confirmed this theory by “dancing in the moonlight” to his country music on his ute by the light of the moon.

We sat around the camp fire eating dinner and then choc chip damper… and marshmallows…doesn’t get much better than this!