Monday, 16 July 2018

The Simpson and Kimberleys trip, 2018 Day 1

Got up at 5 am showered and did the final car and fridge packing. Noticed that the camper battery was pretty flat, so I put the spare AGM battery and dc2dc converter in the back footwell replacing a 10 litre Jerry of water.  Headed off just before 6 am and had a smooth run up the M1 to the Logan Motorway and then onto to Toowoomba. I stopped for brekkie at Maccas and it took them ages. As I was passing the next Maccas I noticed Brett waiting in the drive through. I got to the Bowenville Reserve camping area a bit after 9 am and met up with Shane, with Brett rolling in a little later. 


We headed west to Dalby where Brett made a quick stop at Supercheap to pick up a tyre gauge. Then after a fairly boring drive we refueled in St George and had a late lunch. Continuing west we had a few close encounters with kangaroos and emus before stopping for a quick refuel in Cunnamulla. As it was close to sundown and there were more Roos in evidence we turned off the main road and found a quiet spot to camp for the night. 


The camp fire was excellent with lots of dry wood around and we had a quick drink and a bite to eat before retiring relatively early as it was getting very chilly away from the fire.

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