Today we decided to drive to the lookout in the mountains behind us. The road was mainly gravel with lots of potholes, but the Triton managed OK. The road up was very scenic with lots of large rock formations (pictures follow). However, when we got to the lookout, 7kms later on a very narrow road, we found we had to walk the last 150 metres. Unfortunately, we both were wearing shorts & sandals and the track was through thick bush so we didn't dare risk it. So no-go on the lookout! There is a dam a further 5 kms on, so off we went. The road really deteriorated after that, even narrower & big deep puddles of mud. Finally a monster size one defeated us- even using 4 WD we didn't dare risk getting bogged. Of course, on this remote track, naturally there was another vehicle behind us! We managed to let him get past us-just- then had the happy task of reversing 1 km in the mud bath before we could turn around.
The birds here are beautiful, especially the rosellas. Last night they did a raid on the box of birdseed we had left outside; pecked their way through the carboard & gorged themselves silly. Total mess under the annexe this morning.
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