26th May 2021

I must have been a lazy mazy this morning as Merv got up got dressed, went to the bathroom come back made his bed and had the kettle boiling for a coffee and I didn't hear a thing.

When I did get up we had breakfast and packed up, which was very difficult for Merv with the outside stuff as it was blowing 50 bastards and very cold.

We made our way to Carnarvon for groceries and fuel, we were very surprised that 3 fuel stations we went to didn't have any diesel.

I went into the pharmacy in the shopping centre and had my flu shot, then groceries. 

There is a place just as you come into Carnarvon that you can fill up with potable water so that was next thing we carried out.

Leaving town we stopped ar the BP roadhouse had a coffee, chips and sausage for lunch, not very healthy but it was 2 o'clock by that time I could eat a horse.

We were amazed at the amount of water laying about, the grass is very green and tall with lots of flocks of budgerigars feeding on the grass seeds.

We arrived at 9 mile camp approximately 5.30 and quickly got most set up while watching an eclipse of the moon, so many stars tonight so beautiful when there is no other light to spoil the star show.

The forecast is for rain and possible thunder storms over the next couple of days as long as it's not as cold as Gladstone bay I don't care.