Day 95 – Friday 22nd October 2021 – 0 Km

Today is a rest day to recover from the exertions of the walk yesterday. The Carnarvon Gorge National Park is closed & a lot of campers have left. The campgrounds look deserted.  Tereza decided that I had to have a haircut & that’s exactly what she done, I am a new man now.   I went for a walk later in the morning & got to the platypus pool & chatted for a while to a couple from near Toowoomba. A storm is gathering & thunder is rumbling so we head back to our vans. As I get back the first drops of rain start to fall & the storm is upon us, wind, heavy rain, light hail, lightening & thunder. We hope the trees surrounding us stay upright. We take the opportunity to have lunch during the storm & our Karavan keeps us cosy & dry.

The sun comes out after lunch & I put our ground mat out to dry on some nearby logs. Another storm rolls in & we head back into the Karavan but this one is not as severe nor as long. We head out for a short walk around the campgrounds & hurry back to the Karavan after another storm rolls in. Later on we wander down to the reception to buy an ice cream each & come across an echidna nosing around in the soft dirt after the storms looking for a feed. The echidna is not fussed by us at all & goes about its business, flinching at times when a peal of thunder rolls across the heavens.

Afterwards we have a game of cards then time for showers & dinner. We have showers in daylight so that we can find our Karavan again, it is difficult in the dark in a strange place. Dinner on the BBQ of steak, onion, capsicum & potatoes, simply delicious with a glass of red. A lazy but great day.