Easter 2014 Lawn Hill trip Day 3

We got up around 6:30 am, the sun wasn't even over the horizon yet. After a leisurely pack up and a breakfast of Easter eggs and a can of Coke Zero we hit the road around 7:30. It was an easy drive to Gregory Downs where we had a quick stop to stretch, there were quite a few people camping down on the river. Not long afetr this we hit the gravel road but it was in very good condition and we could motor along at close to normal speed. After the the Zn mine turnoff however the road conditions deteriorated abit and we had to slow our cruising speed. 

We also had the trifecta of dumb animals trying to commit suicide by car, cattle, kangaroos and bloody emus. We ended up making it safely into Lawn Hill national park at around 10:30 am and found our designated camping spots. Then we went and chatted with Wayne and Anne and their family and friends for awhile before going to set up camp. It was bloody hot so the set up was slow with lots of drinks breaks, luckily my site was still in abit of shade. 

Then back for another chat before coming back to setup my solar panels since the shade had mostly disappeared from my site. I had a quick wander around the camp ground before having a bite to eat for lunch. I then had to keep moving the car to keep it in shade while the solar panels could keep charging. After awhile it just got too hot so I went and lazed in the cool water for an hour or so to cool down before coming back to camp to write up my journal. When the wind blows it is quite pleasant but when it drops off it is very warm. It's starting to get cooler as it gets closer to sundown. It will soon be time for dinner and I'll need to charge up a few batteries before going kayaking up the gorge tomorrow.