• Sturt National Park

    December 22, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C

    Woke up at dawn (well when the sun peeking over the horizon) and it had cooled down overnight thank goodness so had a great rest. Not an animal in sight...I thought I'd see some roos or a lizard out early but nada. Weird. Oh well, back to sleep then. Another couple of hours on and it was time to face the day. After a quick breaky, we headed off on the Jump Up Loop walk. The Jump Ups are hills in the area formed....it was a really rocky path but not too steep this time. Glad we set off at 9.30am because by the time we returned at 11:15am, it was around 36°C. A quick wash of the face then had a game of cards. It just kept getting hotter. I ended up lying on a towel on our outdoor floor in my undergarments for around 3 hours while Pete pottered around doing a few jobs that needed doing - he has become something of a novice plumber and electrician. Downloaded the 2nd season of The Witcher (back when we had wifi) so watched an episode of that before calling it a night 🌙Read more