We had a pretty lazy morning as Shane didn't need to be at the mechanics until 9 am. So I cooked breakfast and tidied up the car a bit, filled up the water tank and then went and refueled the car and did some shopping. While Shane was at the workshop I headed out along Duncan Road to do some tourist things. I stopped in at China Wall, Caroline Pool, and old Halls Creek.
However the gem of the mornings sightseeing was a 4WD Track out to an unnamed lake about 40 km out of town. You can't see it from the road and there is no signpost but a Wikicamps entry suggested it was worth a look. There were a few very sharp gully crossings that bent my number plate up at an unnatural angle but the view was well and truly worth it as it is an oasis in an otherwise very dry countryside.
Then it was back to town were I met up with Shane at the Bakery for quite a nice Steak and Pepper pie. Shane's car wasn't going to finished until later in the arvo, so I headed back to the caravan park to pay for another night and stake out spots for our cars. Since I'd refueled, the leak was seeming to be worse, so I climbed under the car back at the caravan park and cleaned up the leaked diesel and saw that the leak site wasn't any bigger but the pressure of the full tank must have been forcing it out. While I was under there I decided to try the soap trick and sure enough it stopped the leak, not sure for long but I'll keep an eye on it. Then I needed a shower to get rid of the diesel smell and finally I put everything in the washing machine.
The rest of the afternoon was pretty lazy sitting around camp, reading and doing small chores. Shane came back at about 4:30 pm and I almost didn't recognize his car because there was no knocking noise. In celebration of his car being fixed we wandered over to the caravan park office for a magnum. Then we sat around chatting for awhile before heading off to bed early.
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