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Menindee to Bourke

We had planned to stay at kinchega national park near Menindee, but it was still flooded.  But we found fantastic bush camping along Lake Menindee, at the Top Lakes.  It was great Fun swimming in the lake, although the water was cold. 

Overnight stop in a caravan park in broken hill to restock and refresh.  

Onto Mutawintji National Park, which we had been to on another trip so we wanted to go back and spend more time.  The girls had their first bush walk since starting this trip and they didn't do too badly.  Jess wasn't so keen on staying in the 'back pack' for long but Savannah showed us her bush walking skills.  Of course though, Savannah wanted to be in the back pack and Jess wanted to walk, so it was slow going at times.

We spent mothers day at Mutawintji so Glenn cooked a campfire roast with a lovely bottle of red. And it was a great night to sit out under the stars by the fire once the kids had gone to bed.

While at Mutawintji we met a lovely older couple who the kids gravitated to. They had 8 grand kids back at home so our kids were making them feel 'at home' as they said.  So it was a somewhat sociable camp.

Roadside stop north of wilcannia, which was a very popular spot for caravans but we were keen to get out of there the next morning.

We hadn't long set out on our day's journey when we came across a truck which had rolled on its side into a roadside ditch. The first on scene, Amy called the emergency services on the satellite phone, while Glenn pulled the driver from the cabin.  THANK GOD he was fine, albeit very shaken.

Gundabooka national park was a great camp to pull into after a big day.  Another beautiful park, we did a great walk with the kids and were able to complete it! We saw a rock waterhole and fantastic aboriginal rock art.

Bourke Kidman Camp Resort was next and the caravan park had 2 gorgeous pools, which were FREEZING, but we still had to swim in them.  Looking forward to warmer weather and warmer water.

Repairing the Dozer

Glenn spent the day helping Amy's cousin Shane repair his D9 dozer, at Dulacca (near Roma). The family brought along smoko and had a play in the stones and sand.

Qld Cattle Station

A fantastic couple of days on a 430,000acre cattle station managed by Amy's cousin. The farm is about 3 hours west of Charleville. Amazing scenery. Thanks Dale and Amanda for your generous hospitality.

An interesting start to our morning

After an early get away from our overnight stop, Amy noticed a truck on its side in the ditch on the road to Cobar. We didn't really believe it to start with, but turned around and pulled up to see a guy trying to get out of the cabin. We both kicked into gear with Amy calling the emergency services on our Sat phone and Glenn checking out the driver.
Thank goodness he was ok and Glenn helped him out of the cabin.

Very lucky boy!!

Rock Art at Gundabooka

Gundabooka is a great national park 60km south of Bourke. The whole family managed the walk to the rock art. Beautiful scenery. The kids first taste of Aboriginal rock paintings. We spent 2 nights in the peaceful camp ground.

Holiday Queens

Do you think they are getting used to the good life? A quick snap at an awesome caravan park in Bourke.