Day 3 - Injune to Carnarvon Gorge

After a very good night’s sleep I woke and discovered that I had not been burnt alive during the night. So I got up had breakfast, paid for my stay – it is a self check in honour system – then dismantled my camp and packed the car. After a quick shower, I was on the road by 8am and headed off north.
The first km or so was through the fire area which was still smoking in parts. Then quite an interesting drive through varied and increasingly hilly country to the turn off to the gorge. I knew from previous visits that the first part of the road was surfaced and then the last 20 kms was a gravel road usually in very bad condition.

At the point where I was expecting the dirt road there was a sign where some government department was boasting that it was upgrading the road. Ha! I thought ... by when, I wonder. To my amazement the road was beautifully tarred all the way to the National Park – what a joy after the anticipation of slithering and bumping around!

I found my campsite and established the camp then sat in the shade and replenished the essential fluids lost in perspiration with a cold beer. The fridge was reluctant to transfer from electric to gas operation and it’s very difficult to tell if it really is alight or not. I’ll wait till dark then I can check.

Of course no internet coverage since Roma so I’m writing this offline and will try and upload when I next get to “civilisation”.