Thierings on Tour

I don’t think I’ve been as cold on this trip as I was when I woke up. It was next level! The happy bunny next to me on the other hand was absolutely fine and chirpy as always.

We tried to warm up with some coffee and brekkie and then it was back on the road again. The girls actually just stayed in their pjs as it was too cold to get changed and we weren’t going to be stopping anywhere public or seeing anyone today anyway. I should have done the same 😂

We were going to try and do some long term driving to make up lost time in Alice and just because there really isn’t much to see along the 1,200kms from Alice to Halls Creek. Much to Chris’ frustration he found that yet another CV boot had come off. Honestly, 4 times unlucky is getting a bit tedious! Our amazing mechanic got to work in the middle of nowhere while the girls and I killed some time… He got the boot back on, clamped it and even managed to secure it with a makeshift garbage bag & cable tie combo.

Just before the WA border we stopped for lunch to eat any leftover fruit & veg so that it wouldn’t end up in the quarantine bin. Scarly had a great old time with the cherries and painting her lips again. She’s too funny!

The border crossing was a lot less interesting than we expected. There was no quarantine station like on the other roads, not a soul in sight and sadly no grand announcement that we had made it into WA. Luckily for us, someone must have felt the same way and laid out this lovely display right on the border.

After we had gained an extra 2 hours by crossing the border we pushed on and Chris really wanted to make it to Wolfe Creek Crater campsite. Now, that’s a lovely thought if you ignore all the backstories and you end up arriving there in daylight, but for us we had a long road ahead of us with corrugation, bull dust, having to top up diesel from Jerry cans. All this meant that our first WA sunset was spent driving and hoping nothing else would break and that we wouldn’t hit any wildlife.

By the time we finally got to Wolfe Creek it was pitch black and the very creepy you expect it to be from the movies and real life stories of times past. I was just trying to hold it together for the kids and not give away my fears! To make matters worse the campsite was full and we just about managed to squeeze into a spot next to someone who was already parked up.

Everyone was exhausted after we had been driving for over 8-9 hours today with the change in timezone. It was a rough and quick dinner and straight to bed for all!

Kms travelled – 496