We woke bright an early and made the decision to head off on our own for the relatively short drive to Kings Creek Station. Matt wanted to stop a couple of times to check the trailer & we needed to restock our alcohol supplies before heading remote again.
Clifton Springs was a short 100km up the road so we pulled in there to buy some alcohol, after remortgaging our house to buy a slab of VB we were on our way.
Arriving at Kings Creek Station around lunch time to be greeted by station manager Sue who is not only a fellow My Swagger but also an avid sailer and greeted Matt like an old friend. We were shown to our camp site, a lovely tree covered site where we will all be camping relatively close together. Dave (King Billy) and family arrived shortly after us with a loud rendition of Happy Birthday to Matt from their car as they were being shown to their site.
After setting up and having some lunch a group of us decided to head to Kathleen Springs to do a nice short walk. After the previous couple of days with some climbing Uluru and others walking around it or Kata Tjuta we all needed a leisurely stroll. We discovered the most beautiful waterhole where we all stopped to take some photos and a group photo was needed as well. It was at this watering hole that Dave presented Matt with a lovely bunch of native flowers, which I am sure was intended for his wife Vee, but made for a very funny afternoon. Matt then slipped the flowers to Vees daughter Jamila to make sure her Mum received them. When we got back to camp, Matt was presented with a present from our fellow travellers, Linda, Kristin & Tayla, a piece of wood which Matt apparently admired as being a piece of wood which would be quite useful back in Kulgera! Linda collected the wood and wrote a little note on it for Matt to keep.
was what is called a group dinner, everyone brought a sauce which could be eaten with rice. There was all sorts of varieties, Chili con carne, Beef Strogonoff, Lemon Chicken & lots of different curries. Delicious! And lots to go around. Linda made a special dessert for Matts birthday Golden Syrup Dumplings which were absolutely amazing, made in the camp oven over hot coals. Lots of drinks & laughs were had by the adults around a roaring fire while the kids had their own little cinema set up by Tobias (Shrek) & Karen, great idea for the middle of no where.
Tomorrow those brave enough & without little kids are off to do the Rim Walk at Kings Canyon. Something I have been looking forward to but I hear it is quite a difficult walk, we will see.
Today's blog was written by Di.
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