Saturday 25 August – Gosh this is a record!  Here it is 2.30 in the afternoon and we are set up at Sandfire Roadhouse and I’m starting on my blog!  And it isn’t going to be too long as nothing has really happened today. 

We left the park at about 8.30 and drove 320 odd kilometres to where we are now.  We had a cuppa at a roadside stop and chatted to another couple for a few minutes before making our way here for a one night stop.  This is another small caravan park behind the roadhouse, but this one has a couple of special features.  First the rainbow of about twenty or thirty peacocks strolling around the place, and a gaggle of geese in the paddock beside us.  We knew  about those, because when we went and paid for our site the lady asked us to be sure to close the door and put out the lights in the toilet block when we leave it otherwise the peacocks and geese get in.  Then the BIG feature is T-bone – a 14 year old, two tonne (well he looks that big anyway) bull and his sidekick Suzy the camel.

T-bone, who at the top of his shoulder would be taller than Grant.

Suzy the camel.

So there you have it for now.  We are sitting in the shade at the side of the van surrounded by red dirt, trying to catch a bit of the breeze, without a lot of luck.

(Later)  After going across to the roadhouse for an icecream and a cool drink we felt a bit cooler, and I spent an hour or so doing a bit of embroidery (I know …. typical old lady stuff), then had a lovely cooling shower before tea. 

We’ve spoken to our family this evening, and received a real surprise.  They would like to treat us to a night in a lovely hotel on the night of Rebecca and Steve’s wedding.  Amanda and Mark have stayed there and apparently it is just over the road from where the wedding is being held.  What a beautiful family we have.  Thanks very much Amanda, Mark, Lisa and Graham.

Well, as I said, nothing much happening on the holiday front today – just moving along.  It will probably be much the same tomorrow as we make for Port Hedland.