The birds woke us early – the variety of birdlife around the waterhole area was incredible..

Packing up was again a well oiled machine…or was it?? Branch had to make an appearance at the Hunter Ute with a difficulty shutting the rear… and Gordie’s packing prowess was on display at its finest…de javu!!

The road between Coen and Archer River Junction was a combination of sealed and unsealed road…but all in pretty good condition. Roadworks were underway to prepare sections for sealing but not too many delays were encountered.

At  Archer River Roadhouse we stopped for a coffee…and Dave nearly choked on his – his dear helpful wife had put in his sugar for him….and had used salt sachets instead!! Fortunately the roadhouse attendant was happy to replace the coffee free of charge…

The roadhouse had lots of horses nearby – a nice change to the myriad of cows that usually frequent the roadsides…

We left Archer River on sealed road and needed to overtake a truck which we all did successfully but poor Dave (not his day!!) copped a rock to the windscreen and a crack has appeared on Rosie’s side!!

At the junction of the Telegraph Road and Peninsular Development Road we turned towards the Cape. The Telegraph Road was again a combination of tar and dirt – all in relatively good condition – just a few unmarked “lucky dips” as Kerry calls them which required some careful driving…

…. and the Pearl had to restrain herself from coming in hot – after yesterday’s episodes of overshooting turnoffs and stops it was difficult but she managed to temper the speed in particular after the crack episode!!

Some points along the road were fairly corrugated and Branch in protest decided to lay down and catch some rays rather than try and maintain an upright position during such a rough ride.

We checked in to Bramwell Station and set up – looking forward to the station buffet and entertainment tonight!! Some friendly bush turkeys wandered back and forth through our camp looking for a handout – Rosie to her credit restrained herself in the interests of better turkey health.

The buffet did not disappoint – large portions of steak, rissoles and sausages with a large variety of cooked veges and salads as well as home made damper – delicious.

After hearing a short history of Bramwell Station “Just Neil” a guitar-playing singer provided a medley of songs of several different genres – some of which got some of the APT tour group up to dance (or was it the numerous Bundy and Cokes the old mate had consumed??) – at one point he grabbed Rosie up for a dance – she did well – in comparison to his dance style she was a prima ballerina!! Dave kept a watchful eye on proceedings!!