Report by George Szkoruda

Before departing the Good Day Mate Caravan Park, Alf Johnson’s tour group rolled into town. They decided the day before to make an early departure from where they were to get into Alice early hopefully to see us before we left. After we had a good chat with them we departed the caravan park at 9.30am, a late start for a 759km drive.

We said our goodbyes to Wayne and Trevor who were staying behind awaiting the completion of mechanical repairs and also to Brent (due to chicken pox).

We all headed north, had a quick morning tea at a petrol station as we all had to make up time.

After a few hours we all stopped at the Devils Marbles for lunch. We walked around to relax while the wheelies got out and stretched out and wheeled about there. Off again north to Tennant Creek where we all fuelled up and went up to a lookout called One Tank Hill Lookout. Leaving there we all headed north again to Elliott where we were all going to camp for the night at the Midland Caravan Park and have tea at the pub.

Caroline and Evan went to the pub to find out about organising tea and came back with a report that the pub was rough and danger was hanging on the front door steps. Some stayed at the caravan park opening up some tins of soup, etc. while those who decided to go to the pub decided to leave the cars at the caravan park for fears of the vehicles being stripped. We walked up to the pub in big group for a BBQ which had been earlier arranged at the back of the pub and was very nice. We returned later after a few refreshing drinks and hit the sack ready for another long day of driving. Most of the group chose to sleep under the stars which was most welcomed by the hungry mosquitos.

At about 1.30pm Wayne, Trevor, and their co-drivers Themis and Brett arrived at Elliott.