It was time to leave Wyndham and Western Australia – the caravan park at Wyndham was fantastic and Sharyn the host was exceptionally friendly and helpful – highly recommended place to stay!!

Branch had been at work early with Trev losing the fuse for the fridge connection….it had been placed by Trev in a safe place – those safe places that are elusive!!! It was finally located in the cabinet in the caravan inside a glasses cover which Branch had decided was a superb sleeping bag for trolls…

We had only been on our way for a couple of minutes when an issue was detected with the Well’s van – seemed the caravan brake was locked on – Branch again was out – and Macgyver arrived as Dave had the bonnet up and was checking the manual…. It was discovered that it was not a brake issue after all but a glasses issue (??is there a theme here??) – Dave thought he had the dial on zero but it was actually on 10 – too tight  – which was causing the issue – once dialled back there was no further problems so we went on to Kununurra for supplies.

It was a big day ahead and we pushed on planning to stop at Timber Creek for fuel and lunch. Everyone had neglected to remember that the clocks were going forward one and a half hours….and suddenly the GPS noted we were to hit Mataranka at 7PM!!

There were a lot of bushfires burning around the Timber Creek area which made the air very smoky and changed the brilliance of the landscape colours.

Across the Victoria River again we were captivated by the majestic escarpments and rock formations…

A cattle road train was wandering the road a bit and held us up but eventually we were able to pass..

We decided to aim for a free camp just before Katherine and arrived there just as the sun was going down…Gordie was feeling really tired… as were we all if the truth be known…so a quick communal curry and coffee and then an early night for all! Mataranka tomorrow so not a long drive ahead.