We left the Kings Canyon Campground and detoured to do the short 1 hr. walk thru the valley at the base of the Canyon. It was a pretty walk from a different perspective but nowhere near as spectacular.
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| Truckie Yve |
We stopped for coffee at a rest stop and two big roadtrains also "dropped by". They heard us talking on the CBs about a coffee break so invited themselves along. There were 2 trucks, each carrying 3 trailers. Each trailer had 24tonne on it. Nice guys from W.A. delivering track chains off an enormous digger (the digger was so big it could pick up the semis prime mover in its bucket). They were delivering their load to Qld. They were quite happy for us girls to climb in the truck and pose for photos, also some young kids pulled up and they were only too happy for the kids to experience "driving" the trucks. Then we set off on the road again. Stopped about 110km out of Alice on the Finke River. Pretty dry at the moment, but the camp was a beaut and we found plenty of firewood for a really good fire. So nice, we all cooked our dinners over the fire and then sat outside drinking and talking till sleepiness took over.
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| Rick, Ros and Tony,( Caravan couple from Adelaide) who are now part of our convoy. |
Alice Springs in the morning. Cant Wait.
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteAll sounds great. Aren't the colours of the rocks wonderful. You are certainly making a lot of friends as you go. The truckies sound particularly friendly. Must be lonely if they're driving solo over long distances.