The day started before dawn with rustling in the Wells tent, an early cuppa and shower…then the Hunter’s alarm going off…..on and on as the phone was unable to be located anywhere….

Packing up for the second last time for this trip went smoothly and we were on the road in no time.

There were ongoing roadworks along the way and sections of bitumen provided a relief from the corrugations… and some areas that were unsealed were better than the bitumen – these areas were being prepared for sealing.

We stopped briefly at Archer River for fuel then Coen for a coffee and decided to head on to Musgrave Roadhouse rather than stay at Coen as we were making excellent time.

After a brief lunch at Musgrave we planned to free camp at Morehead River if it looked OK – otherwise on to the Hann River Roadhouse for the night…

The Pearl lived up to her reputation for coming in hot, missing the turn and driving over the embankment to get back on track!!

Morehead River free camp looked great- not much water but a great riverbed with beautiful gums and acacias lining the bank….we put up the tents in a beautiful flat sandy spot under some trees – a sensational spot for our last camping night!

Trev walked up the river and spotted a couple of freshies that took off as soon as he saw them….

Dinner and a campfire to finish off the final tenting night – with Bottomless Barista pancakes for dessert  – doesn’t get much better than that!