The rain continued on & off for the rest of the night. It kept us in bed until it stopped and most of the riders were up late as well. They have a fairly short ride today so there is no hurry to get out there. Woody was the guest briefing presenter and gave a very informative session as he has been to Banka Banka 4 times so far and it is his most favorite spot in Oz.
It has drizzled on & off most of the morning but nothing too heavy. Tail winds most of the way with a few cross winds depending on the bend in the road. I made peanut butter, jam & Vegemite sandwiches for morning tea which was at Attack Creek, 50 kms down the Stuart Hwy.
Everyone was in at Banka Banka by 1 pm. They have had a change of ownership and a change of management in the last few years. It is now owned by the Indigenous Lands Council and the previous manager was evicted. Very helpful manager now who offered us an enclosed room for our swags and Theo, Chris & Gill set up their tents in there.
The other riders were happy to take their luck with the weather in the camping area. The showers and amenities were mostly to everyone's satisfaction and we all had a fairly lazy afternoon.Later in the afternoon a few of us decided to climb up to the lookout above Banka Banka and then we transversed on further to the waterhole which was supposed to be 2 kms further. Well those 2 kms were the longest and hardest 2 kms I've done in a very long time. We kept losing the path which was over very rocky terrain but we eventually made it. When we got there we came across Woody who had walked there in half the time along a fairly flat sandy path. Guess which way we went home- much easier. We could hear wild camels close by but didn't spot any although lots of faecal evidence along the path.
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