Sunday 7th July – 13,713
Woke up to discover that those little midgie thingamebobs had bitten me. Half an hour down the road we arrived at Hells Gate. Those of us who didn't have an auxillary fuel tank, filled up, not a bad price at $1.88, whilst the rest of us used the toilets and discovered what an interesting couple owned the place. Further east we turned south into Lawn Hill NP. Another long bumpy drive, not too much to see, but with a country this size, you get days like that getting to somewhere else. We found Adel's Grove campsite a bit posh, with coach loads of tourists being shipped in from Mt Isa, but there was no where else so at $27 a night we got a spot under the trees just a stones throw away from Lawn Hill Creek. It was very refreshing, and we all played on the pontoon and rope swing. After getting dinner prepped, we headed up to the deck/restaurant area for sundowners. It was very pleasant, Malcolm and Michael discovering that XXXX now do quite a nice 'full strength' bitter. After a few rounds we were feeling no pain. Jamie had plonked herself on Malcolm's lap with wet knotty hair and it wasn't long before he found himself with my brush in his hand discovering the joys of untangling long hair. Not having a daughter those 'joys' were new to him. He was asked later if Jamie was his grandaughter! We delivered her safely back to her mum and dad and enjoyed our pre-prepared dinner.
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