We went north from Tennant Creek as planned, stopping at Longreach Lagoon, 11 km along a sandy, corrugated track from Elliott. This permanent water system is great for bird watching, sunsets, swimming, happy hours and camping only 5 metres from the water’s edge.

Next stop was Daly Waters, a dry, dusty caravan park with an interesting bush pub and a few other buildings. A meal, drinks and socialising at the pub was good fun. The temperature was into the 30’s and neither the air conditioner nor the fridge would work. The nearest repair facility was a Darwin so we drove 600 kms and booked into a caravan park. The air conditioner was fixed quickly but the repairer is not sure what is wrong with the fridge so he did a quick temporary repair then went fishing for a 3-day long weekend. Tomorrow he will have another look at it and decide what to do permanently; we could be here for a couple of weeks yet.

Meanwhile we are enjoying 34 deg at a nice caravan park site, with lots of shade and a nice quiet swimming pool nearby. 

We hope you are all safe and well. From Te and Jo