Slept in a bit and then got everything packed up except the tent, in case I could get away in the arvo. It had rained a little bit overnight but only light showers. Went into town for the paper and lunch and then took a short drive to the north of town to try and charge the second battery a bit, as it had finally stopped powering the fridge after about 5 days. Came back to camp for a few hours before heading into the dealer at 3 ish. The sensor hadn't arrived so I walked into town for a coffee and a read of the current days newspaper.
Brett rang as they were just getting into Birdsville a day early. Apparently it had been an easy drive because all the rain in the simpson desert had firmed up the track and everything looked very green. Apparently, it had rained heavily the night before and Leon and Ryan found out their swags weren't all that waterproof. Brett was fine as he sets his up on a stretcher under his car awning. Finally got back to the dealers about 4:45 pm expecting the worst but the sensor had turned up and been installed and the guy was just about to ring me.
Too late to head off so I went back to camp to get everything organised for an early start the next morning. Put up the car awning over the tent just in case it rained again. Had pretty good lamb shanks at the local tavern for $10 and almost made it out before the country and western guy started but I had to politely sit through a John Denver song before I could leave. Read for awhile and planned the next days trip before going to bed early.
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