Gismo Queen and her King

Day 33 - Eulo to Wandilla Station for Music in the Mulga

 It was all about timing today. We said we’d leave camp at 9am today so we could visit the dump point and fill up with water in Eulo - which we did and timed it perfectly because we were the first vans in there. We, and Peter and Rhonda filled out water tanks quickly but Neill got the slow tap so that took a bit longer. By the time we left there, there was a queue of 8 vans! We took the dirt road out to Wandilla Station and the red dirt made great clouds of dust so it’s fair to say everything is covered in it now. It was only 16km on the dirt and when we arrived at the concert ticketing booth, we were right there! We were convinced there was going to be a long queue. So we checked in and were assigned a “Parker” who led us to our camping spot on a quad bike. We were all set up by elevenses, during which we were able to see the road coming in, and noticed that there was quite a queue forming. So once again, we timed it right. Over the rest of the day, we watched the queue wane and form again, and watched some inept drivers trying to set up. Neill, Jude and I went for a walk this afternoon to check the lay of the land. We found six Patriots (one more then expected) but no one was home so I didn’t get to chat.  Back home for afternoon tea - Jude whipped up some pikelets which were delicious! I was on dinner duty so started prep for that and we enjoyed the creamy chicken ricotta casserole around the fire. There was some impromptu music happening on stage tonight so we were able to listen to that. The nights are cooling down considerably - we even had the diesel heater on this morning! Must be because we are closer to the desert!!

posted by Tracey @ 11:50 am