Day 123

Date:- 15 July 2010
Distance:- 116.57 Km
Distance to Date:- 6616.8 Km
Start:- Timber Creek Caravan Park
Finish:- Saddle creek Rest Area
Comment:- I have had a day I would like to forget, now I have a town I would like to forget.

I arrived at Timber Creek, thinking there was only one caravan park but latter found there were two. I booked in found a nice spot and put the tent up. Had a shower and then wandered down the street. Found a super market and down the side was another caravan park. I asked how much and it was half the price of where I was.

I decided to eat out. Counter meals were on at the hotel. Orders were taken and paid for in cash upstairs at the hotel. I don’t carry much cash for obvious reasons, so I had to place my order downstairs where they can accept credit cards. The girl who did the transaction apparently didn’t order my meal. After about three quarters of an hours wait I enquired about my meal and was told it was next. Another half an hour latter and still no meal I enquired again only to find there was no written order. I finally got my meal but no chips or salad when it stated on the menu all meals come with salad and chips.
Complained again only to be told mixed grills do not come with chips and salad. I voiced my disappointment and departed.

Back to the caravan park and charged all the batteries before retiring to bed. Listened to the radio then fell asleep. Woke up about 11.30pm and could hear voices and as it turned out some young people were celebrating at the pub over the front fence. They carried on till about 3am with no regard to patrons of the caravan park. On top of that the noise from the colony of fruit bats resident over the creek was evident as well. Consequently I got very little sleep. I forgot to mention some caravans were running their air conditioners as well. It was a warm night.

I was up at 5am, had breakfast, packed and on the road by 6am. With all lights blazing and still very dark, I had made about 15km before there was enough light to read my bike computer. The country side slowly came to life as the sun rose. Stopped about 35km out for the first of two breaks I had promised myself.

Spotted my first boab tree just out of Timber Creek.

Next door campers from Timber Creek Caravan Park, Robin and his wife pulled up along side for a quick chat. They are off to Derby, Cape Leveaque then the Gibb River road.

Arrived at East Baines Rest Area about 9.45am and had already decided to head for Saddle Creek Rest Area. Had my second break about 10.45am about 70km out from Timber Creek, then had a nice little run into Saddle Creek. arriving about 1.30 pm. Already quite a few vans in here, but found a spot and quickly put my tent up and settled in.

Tomorrow I hope to make Kununurra a distance of 110km.