Well with mark heading back to Sydney I spent the night back out at silverton. After spending a bit of time talking to some other travellers I lit the fire and had some nice steak cooking in no time. Around 3am there was a bit of rain but the good old B&W Simpson swag handled it well with not a drop getting in. At day break it was a slow pack up and a quick shower and coffee and I was on my way. My plan was to go and checkout the lakes around menindee and then head over to mungo np. Well 100 and a bit km down the road I get to menindee go to turn in to the np to checkout the lakes but came to a quick stop with a big sign telling me the road is closed due to the rain overnight. So back out and take the turn to wentworth a couple of km down the road which is the way to mungo np only to yet again be turned back due to another closed road. So after contemplating my next move I made the call to back track to broken hill and head south down the silver city hwy. with a very uneventful day on the black top I made my way south of mildura did some exploring down the mallee track and its off shoots then back on the black top for a bit then off into the scrub for the night. Sometime around midnight the winds began to blow getting increasingly stronger and the rain began to get heavier until the rain was blowing side ways it looked as thou it was raining as many leaves as it was water. With a few good size branches coming down and what sounded like a good size tree not to far away I packed up and hit the road. So a good night/morning driving. I now love my led light bar, it left my hid lights on the bar for dead. With a much better white light that didn’t reflect of the signs as much and much better spread (180•) and about the same distance. Now sitting in ballarat having a coffee thinking I will hit Lorne for a few days fishing 🙂
On the road with WALKABOUT 