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The day started off well as we left Home Valley Station via the bush camping area which gave us one of the best views to date. We were looking across the Pentecost River towards the Cockburn ranges and could see crocodiles on the river bank. We thought it would be a quick drive today but nothing is quick about this road. In fact we probably should have been going a lot slower as we got not one but TWO flat tyres. Not that we were going fast - probably around 70km/hr and thank goodness it was Geoff driving on both occasions! We attempted to plug the hole in both tyres but each time we heard the tell tale hissing when we tried to inflate. The second flat was annoying as the second spare is kept under the rear of the car and we needed to empty the boot to access it. We were only 7kms from where we intended staying the night at Ellenbrae station. We crawled in around 4pm to learn that they do tyre repairs here at the homestead. Well of course they do - I imagine it's the most profitable part of their business!! Thank goodness we got the spare shipped up to Kununurra before we started on the Gibb River Rd. If it wasn't for that we would have been well and truly stuck.
There is only one other couple in the camping ground tonight so we are having a very quite evening around the campfire. There are pit toilets and donkey showers. A donkey shower is one where you throw wood on a fire and light it and 15 mins later you have a nice hot shower.
It is easy to forget about our stressful day when you are gazing up at a sky full of stars and toasting marshmallows.
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