From further in the middle of nowhere to a place that seems even further but apparently is closer to civilisation

Yes I know that seems like a rather lengthy title but I don't know how else to describe it. 

Today was a day full of corrugations, sand, a few more corrugations and completed by lots of patches of bull dust. And we mean real bull dust that exploded as we drove through it. There was a bit of cleaning up to do in some camps tonight! 

Places to stop were tricky to find today. Morning tea and lunch were on the side of the road. Camel tracks abounded but only a few actually saw one. Some of us swear there were bicycle tracks too, however one might just wonder if we are now starting to hallucinate after so long in the desert! 

Morning tea time - pretty as a picture! 

The WA border....

Today's fuel price beat all records - at Kunyawaritiji it was at the premium price of $3.40 per litre.  This is right near the Canning Stock Route, so they do have a captive market. It is like a crossroads in all directions. Strangely though, when you drive through the communities along the way, I don't think many of us really resent paying because you kind of hope what you pay helps the community in some way. 

Tonight we have camped beside a waterhole that came highly recommended by Mick, the motorcycle riding assistant at the community of Punmu, about 350km east of Marble Bar.  On arrival, some wondered if we might be better off in the caravan park back at the Punmu, at the advertised park with powered sites and hot showers, the one none of us could see on our drive around the community.  As we head off to sleep tonight, we are not sure what could greet any of us on our regular 'communes with nature' some of us need during the night - there is very recent evidence of camels and dingoes, not to mention whatever else there might be. 

Thanks Mick - I hope we get to write on this blog again!