Short drive today, only 240km.
I've decided on a new format for knowing who is writing this blog , as we both have a go from time to time, although Sal writes most of them and uses capital letters more than me.
So Matt writes in Italic as i have done here and
Sal will write in straight normal text. cause shes not as wonky and distorted as me.
that way i dont have to keep saying "matt here" though everyone would know cause i didn't use capitals or apostrophes .
on to today...
We had a sleep in, due to the lesser distance heading out to Yulara. We had a brief stop at the lookout to Mt Connor and became another attraction for the tourists getting off a tour coach at the lookout. We reached the big red rock in the middle of nowhere, and took the Mala walk around some of the key sacred sites. It was a walk we had taken our kids on back in 2004, aged 6 1/2, 5 1/2, 3 and 1 1/2. Needless to say it was a lot quieter and faster this time around, but I did miss those little people. From there, we did the drive around the rock, before getting educated at the cultural centre. It was a perfect 26 degree day, but the flies were out in their trillions, and we were constantly fighting to breathe and not swallow them. After checking in to the campground and doing some washing, we headed out in the Baker's Clipper to the sunset viewing area; but this time, we got to park in the bus zone viewing area, which despite being full of coach tours, we had a better view and it was less crowded. The little Clipper coach looked quite small with the big coaches on either side. We even had cheeses and drinks to enjoy like the proper tour groups. It was a beautiful sunset and worth the effort. We headed back to the campground for dinner and a quiet night.
