Day 17 Bush Camp to Barkly Homestead 150 kms

Once again clean up was made easier by the work done the night before, this time it was Jan who did the big job of washing all the pots & pans last night. And we had John assisting us with the packing as he has decided to give his tail another rest day, hoping this will assist with riding the rest of the way. He stayed in the other car today.

Morning tea was at 50 kms on the side of the road with biscuits for morning tea. Lunch was at Wonarah Bore (93 kms). Everyone was excited about getting to a shower, the smells were a bit overwhelming at times, depending on which way the wind was blowing. 

We were all in camp well before 3 pm and most people had been at the bar for half an hour by then. Woody upgraded to a cabin and Annie & Gill got themselves a motel room each. The rest of us were happy to camp and the camping area was quite nice. Some trouble with the washing machines but this got sorted and we all had clean clothes again. The showers were pretty ordinary, I ended up having a cold shower with only a dribble of water coming out but I managed to wash the whole body and the hair. Some of the riders had hot showers and lots of water so it just depended on which cubicle you chose.

Collis, Gill and I ended up eating the leftover Japanese curry for dinner tonight, Jan made herself a curry but the rest of the riders had dinner at the roadhouse. I decided to join them for dessert and there was plenty of hilarity coming from the table as I arrived. Annie & Melanie appear to have eaten 2 or was it 3 desserts? None of them seemed concerned about the 185 km ride tomorrow which is great (positive attitude is the way to go). 

Some other campers were apparently very noisey during the night and Jacquei yelled for them to shoosh and a mystery female screamed shutup at them but brave Theo went and confronted them (on his own so whether it was brave or silly, I'm not too sure). Anyway apparently they quietened down after this and the camping area was at peace again. I blissfully slept through the whole episode.