Fri. 7th Sept., 2012 - Continuing on to Exmouth

Soon after our free camp, we came into a more desert-like environment, where even the spinifex grew sparsely.  What few trees & bushes there were, looked very brown & straggly.  The terrain consisted of vast, flat areas of scrub.

For the first time on our travels, we began to encounter sheep but goodness only knows what the poor things were finding to eat.  How do you get a decent lamb chop from all that scrub? 

We arrived at Exmouth in time for lunch & booked into the Big4 caravan park.  The van needed cleaning, the food cupboard needed replenishing & there was a lot of washing to be done.  Having been allocated a spot that was at some distance from the facilities, I suddenly missed the ease with which domestic chores are normally dealt with at home.  I was also missing family & friends and felt a very long way from either of our homes - I guess home-sickness was bound to happen at some time during a trip as long as this one.  Fortunately, a meal of fish & chips & a good old-fashioned cup of tea soon put me back on track.