Crossing the Dunes

The route was often soft over the dunes, and care had to be taken maintain a low steady speed. Our tyres were deflated down to about 20/25 lbs sq.in, depending on the load the vehicles were carrying.

There's an image in Extras of how the track was in the soft sand.

I drove again this morning, and it was easier, being more accustomed to the vehicle. S. was still very ill. An awful bug.

We lunched near Tobin's grave, after visiting Lake Tobin. Tobin shot an aborigine called Mungkututu, just as Mungkututu speared him. There's also a memorial there to Mungkututu. Apparently Tobin's brother was so distressed that he had a Royal Commission look into the catastrophe. I'm not sure of the outcome, but I do know that the aborigines were often treated very badly.

There's a tag saying 'kitchen' - that's the kitchen vehicle that I was following. You can see the bottom of the sink, in the bench strapped to the back. The whole kitchen system was amazing, and opening right up. And our meals were campfire cooked, and always gourmet! - with wine too.

We arrived just on dusk into the Desert Oaks campsite. Canning called this area the Great Desert Oaks Forest - it goes all the way to Well 35. 

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