10/6/12 Visited Aunty Ollie this morning. She lives the the Jenkin's family home. Her son Mark was visiting from Perth. Spent some time with them then drove into town where we purchased some supplies and fuel. Drove onto Mount Isa and checked out Aunty Dawn. She was not home, so we cleaned the toilet, visited the Information Centre before finding a Laundromat where the washing was brought up to date. After that in the back of the van in Miles Street. Phone Dawn again and she was now home. Arranged to visit her, hang the washing in her back yard and park the van in the yard of their trucking business. Uncle Mal had been hit by a bull in Longreach a couple of weeks before and he was wandering around like a lost soul. He is 78, has lost his license, so is very much at a lost end. He is confident the doctor will give him the license back, but Dawn is not so sure.

11/6/12 Saw Dawn after breakfast and met my cousin Greg Cleary who is a well known cake maker and decorator in Brisbane. His business is in Kenmore and is called Sweetums Designer Cakes. Greg is in Mount Isa for two weeks teaching icing classes. Filled up with diesel once again at $1.91.9 and headed towards Camooweal. I was last in Camooweal in 1957 when Dad was working at Morstone. Drove onto Wonarah Bore where we camped for the night. Got the satellite TV working so watched some TV we had recorded back home.

12/6/12 Left after breakfast knowing we had a biggish day of driving ahead. Was thinking of re-fuelling at Barkly Homestead but their price of $2.01.9 per litre changed my mind. drove through fairly unhospitable country to the Three Ways where once again I looked at filling up but the price once again deterred me Drove onto Tennant Creek where we filled up at $1.73.5 which we considered cheap even though it is 25 cents dearer than Carmila. On our way south we looked in on the Devils's Marbles - Marion didn't think they were any better than the granite stones on Girraween National Park. Drove onto the Taylor Creek rest area for he night. Must have been 15/20 other vehicles there, mainly caravans.

13/6/12 Left early as we had another big day ahead. Called in and looked at Ryan's Well and Maggie's Homestead over the road.Drove onto Alice Springs after passing the Tropic of Capricorn Rest Area, arriving around noon. A quick visit to the local IGA and then a visit to the Information Centre to find out where a couple of businesses were. After lunch and business transactions we hit the road again. Had afternoon tea at
the Mt Polhill Rest Area and then onto the Finke River Rest Area for the night. Again there were about 15/18 vehicles there. Freedom camping seems the way to go.