En route to Sturt NP

Up early to set off to our next destination, Olive Downs Campround at Sturt NP (3kms from Qld border). A quick stop at Bourke for breaky, fuel, groceries, beer & post office. The two supermarkets in Bourke are surprisingly well stocked. Funny though, the bottlo attached to the IGA is completely behind glass and metal bars, you have to tell the guy what you'd like and he gets it for you. Hit the road with 5 hours ahead of us...the road was alot better than we thought it would be, only letting the tyres down after a fuel stop at Wanaaring. Only passed a couple of road trains which was good, they are enormous and scary to pass as they stir up so much dust reducing your visibility to zero. Listened to a podcast called The Breakdown which is about Australian rugby's fall from grace...I thought this would keep Pete entertained when I fell asleep but I ended up interested also haha! Not saying I didn't doze off a few times because I definitely did. Stopped at Tibooburra for more fuel and to fill the water tanks in the trailer. Grabbed another couple of souvenirs and a postcard to send Grandma then sat at the pub for an ale before the hours drive into the NP. Saw some roos and some emus on the way in...one Emu was really funny and didn't which way to run and just ran in circles, it cracked us up!! Arrived at the campsite around 6.30pm, there's not much here at all and we definitely feel like were in the Outback. Not a lot of wildlife even...there are a couple of birds nearby and that's it. Flies aren't as bad here and hardly any mozzies which is awesome after Yanda. Night time was deathly silent and somewhat strange. Week one complete, nearly 2000kms travelled.Read more