Avon Downs NT

Tuesday 28th July 2015

AVON DOWNS Police Station rest area.

Will have to do a quick catch up tonight to beat the battery.  The last email that I prepared was at Daly Waters Historic Pub, but the email got lost somewhere.  It was showing as being in the OUTBOX but could not be found!

From Matherson RA we went to Katherine & washed the MH for $14.00, bought fuel and moved on to Daly Waters HP, where there must have been about 100 others camped.  The old pub is really rocking these days with great meals & entertainment at night.

Yesterday we pushed against the wind nearly all day and decided to camp at Banka Banka station at 1.30 pm.  Cost $20 and really good showers and toilets.  No phone signal.  Had bought $20 worth of fuel @ $1.85/ ltr at Renner Springs to make sure that we got to The 3 Ways where we filled up this morning @ $1.75/ ltr.  This should get us to Mt. Isa if the wind is kind to us tomorrow. We are about 54km west of the Qld. border and not far from Camoweel (?) which is 200 km west of MI.

After we shop etc. in MI we will probably go on to stay at Corella Dam, where there will also be no phone signal.

So will put this into the OUTBOX now and hope that we can get it away tomorrow somewhere.

Best regards from Des & Bev.