- Banka Banka – Ti Tree
- 414kms
- 28°c
I was so happy to hear little Banka howling
this morning when I awoke, he had made it through the night, tough little
thing! After a no coffee start to the morning thanks to the generator chucking
a tantrum, we said goodbye to Glenn, Dan & Banka and wished them well in
finding a carer in Tennant Creek or Alice and set off down the road ourselves.
We arrived in Tennant Creek and Steve had a chat with the guy at Bridgestone and was able to work out a good deal to get a new set of tyres for the van and a new rim for the spare. So we waited around in the van for an hour or so whilst they were fitted as there isn’t a lot to see and the town is truly in the middle of the never never.
We drove for what seemed like one of the longest days so far and didn’t see a lot, other than a couple of pushbikers, about 6 burnt out cars, lots of empty beer cans and a couple of termite mounds having an ugly jumper competition! My vote was definitely for the Elvis knitted jumper.
We pulled into Ti Tree about 3.30pm and did a quick camp set up before wandering over to see the horses and goat. I got a fright as I went to step out of the van and nearly stood on a massive male peacock that was having a nosey around. We managed to handfeed him and were rewarded with a display of his beautiful feathers.
Ti Tree Roadhouse Caravan Park, $20 a
night, amenities
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