6th September 2008

Today we packed up at the lovely and shady Caravan Park in Timber Creek. We managed to be away before 0730.

Our destination was Katherine some 4 hours along the road. The trip was relatively uneventful except for being tailgated by a 3 trailer road train. I can understand what he was doing but I was staying on my speed by using cruise control. Eventually he and another road train passed us.

We did stop for a break about 2 1/2 hours into the journey at a road side rest area.

Soon we arrived in Katherine at the Big 4 "Low Level" Caravan Park where we had prebooked. It is very nice with grassy sites. We should have been at this one before as it has a lovely swimming pool and Cafe. Anyway, we set up the Karavan and went into town.

We returned to the Cinema Cafe and were warmly greeted by the owners, Leanne and Mick, and their sons. They were surprised to see us again. Our needs of a nice coffee were soon met while we chatted with them. A little later we had a nice lunch of a Barramundi Burger.

After our lunch we went to the Fuel Service Station to refuel. The price was better than Kununurra being 191.9 cents per litre. Now refuelled, we returned to the Caravan Park.

Once back, Prue did a load of washing and did some emails. I went to the nearby pool for a swim with Prue joining me a little later. The water was really pleasant. While in the pool, I chatted to this couple who live at Guyra. It turned out that their son had been at TAS in Armidale with our son Andrew and in the same boarding house. The lady, Narelle, had taught both our sons Latin in their early years at TAS. She remembered Andrew.

Later in the afternoon, Mick, Jen and their son, Sam, finally met up with us. They were originally going to travel across the Tanami Road with us. They went off for a swim as they had travelled from El Questro to Katherine in the day. A long drive.

Soon after, it was time for me to take Prue to the Greyhound Coach in town. She boarded it bound for Darwin and eventually Melbourne. So I now am travelling alone.

On my return to the caravan park, I joined Mick, Jen and Sam for dinner at the Cafe. We had lovely meals helped down by some nice red wine. We chatted at length and found we knew a lot of the same people. Sadly, I will not see them again until perhaps at home as they are doing another long day to near Tennant Creek.

Finally, it was time to get some rest.