Good Morning Timber
Creek!
Low 18°c (64°F) – High 28°c
(82°F)
There was little trouble waking this morning as the bats were extremely
vocal from the moment first light appeared.
Having everything packed away we were hooked up on the road easily but
not early at around 9.30am. Not really
any point in rushing as we were bound for the border at which point clocks had
to go back another hour and a half to Western Australian time and check-in at
Lake Argyle is not before 11.00am.
The road on this section is probably the worst we’ve struck so far with
some very bumpy surfaces particularly around bridges and I don’t think I’ve
ever seen so many patches on roads, some of which could have done with a
complete overhaul rather than just the repairs.
While there wasn’t much to report about the trip itself, the scenery is
beyond compare. The colour and contours
of the land here are nothing short of spectacular and our anticipation of what
was to come was certainly peaked.
As we approached the border, I suddenly became concerned that we may
have missed something in the cupboards, a wayward onion or potato that might
have rolled into a far corner, did we have two bottles of honey instead of one –
you know – the sort of stuff that wakes you usually at 3.00am but with less
than 5km to the border we didn’t have much time to second guess. We pulled over to give it the once over again
– all was well.
We probably need not have worried as the inspection was very scant and
while I’m sure they have a sense about when people are trying to smuggle stuff
through, it occurred to us just how thorough the inspectors are at the South
Australian border at Yamba who are keen to look everywhere. It also reinforced one of our favourite
mantra’s – “The only thing faster than the speed of light is the speed of doubt”.
As luck would have it, despite our little stopover at Quarantine, we
arrived at Lake Argyle pretty much spot on 11.00am and were ushered to our site
which turned out to be a super spot with lots of shade and being beside one of
the access roads provided an un-obscured view to some of the pretty scenery at
the back of the park.
For some reason the drive had been really tiring and both of us felt as
though we needed a nanna nap by the time we had set up. Unfortunately though there was yet again a
pile of washing to be done so I set about getting that lot attended to. Aside from travelling with a light selection
of clothes making washing a regular necessity, it’s easier to do fewer loads
often than have to spend half a day trying to get it done and dry.
Even before we walked/drove around here we knew we had made a mistake
only booking in for 2 nights. To be
honest we had only booked a week or so ago and we were lucky to get the two
nights we did but Shane headed down to the office in the hope there might have
been an opportunity to extend our stay.
Sadly – no. If you ever have the
opportunity to come this way – make time to stay for 3 or 4 days. It is such a peaceful and beautiful spot and
well worth a visit.
Several loads washed and hung and with Miss Kitty peacefully sleeping
on the couch we headed off for a walk around the park. It became very clear very soon that sunset
here is pretty early and as we were wandering around the sun dipped behind an
escarpment on the western side of the park and by 5.30pm it was completely
dark. By then however we were happily
sitting outside under the awning, drinks and nibbles on the table, and watching
the world pass by feeling peaceful and relaxed.
Entertainment provided by the park added to the ambiance of the evening
as resident musician Steve Case sang and played guitar. We didn’t go down to the entertainment area
but enjoyed the music at a distance.
Of course the next issue we didn’t factor was feeling like we had
jetlag and poor Miss Kitty who was looking for her dinner from about 3.00pm had
to wait until Dinner WA time. And then
there was bedtime! This new WA time is
soooo confusing for a poor pup. We did
end up going to bed quite early anyway as the three of us were very tired and
looking at the sunrise time I was going to have to be up early to catch any
light. Sunrise scheduled for 5.30am so it would be a
minimum 5.00am for me tomorrow.
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