I am designated driver today. We have just left Banka Banka station when we come across a dead cow on the side of the road. There is some serious gas in this ones stomach and it looks ready to burst. A bit further down the road we come across some aboriginal Cowboys on horses seeking some shade.

Mark isn't so sure about being the passenger. He is bored after 10 minutes and doesn't know what to do with himself! He declares that in future he will only be the passenger when there is internet service!

We reach Tennant Creek for morning tea and re-visit Top of the Town cafe for a lovely coffee, citrus tart and vanilla slice. Mark can't go past the toasted bacon and egg sandwich with bbq sauce. Such a cool wee place.

Then it is off to the Tennant Creek Butcher. A traditional country butcher who makes his own small goods and bakes his own bread. On our last visit we bought some yummy lamb cutlets, kangaroo skewers and a chicken. This time we get silverside, bacon, lamb chops and fresh bread.

We stop at Wycliffe Well, the UFO capital of Australia and check out the caravan park. It seems pretty run down but there are some nice grassy spots to put up the tent so we decide to stay.

This is like a theme park almost. There is UFO and alien memorabilia everywhere, statues of elvis, aliens, the hulk and others and murals of aliens and UFOs. Somebody with a quirky sense of humour must have set it up and in its heyday it would have been impressive. Looking around this place you get a vision of what it once was. There is a massive auditorium and restaurant which is no longer used and a train and train track. Everything is faded, covered in cobwebs and falling apart. There is nothing wrong with the ablutions, sure they are a bit dated and a few repairs may be needed but they are clean and there's plenty of hot water.

There are very few people staying here, quite a few campers rock up late at night but are gone early morning. Maybe they are abducted by aliens overnight? We do not see a UFO or any aliens. Instead we see lots of the resident emu who tries to steal our breakfast and several cows who roam the campsite (leaving many cowpats behind them!)

We stay at the campsite 2 nights and so decide to visit Devils marbles again. It is pretty cool the way some of the rocks balance on top of other rocks. It looks as if they are about to topple.

It cools down in the evenings and we sit outside after the kids go to sleep. It makes a change from the hot humid nights of the top end. We buy some wine from the roadhouse. There is only one label available 'Grey Nomad' at $30 a bottle. We have the Cab Merlot one night and the Shiraz another. Both served from the fridge.

The wind blows our tent around at night. It is so strong and wakes us up.