A long drive today from Daly Waters to Wycliffe Well but we made good time. We were planning on staying at The Devils Marbles but it was a bit warm so Robert thought that Wycliffe Well would be a better place to stay overnight.
A pie was finally bought at Newcastle Springs and even though I’m not a pie eater, it looked home-made with golden pastry. Apparently, it was pretty good with tender pieces of beef.
Our plan was to take the van to Wycliffe Well then go back to The Devils Marbles at sunset but we the sky was hazy so we detoured and found these amazing rocks. They do look as though they’ve been glued together the way that they balance on top of each other. There are more than a couple of huge rocks in this national park. Clusters of rocks can be seen for many, many metres. Towers of large rocks balance on each other or stand in isolation.
The colours and texture of the rocks are marvellous. Rich reds and shades of browns are very much like Uluru. They are also rough in texture. With these rocks being so special to the indigenous people, I didn’t want to stand on the rocks to get a higher vantage point. It is a significant place and out of an enormous area of level land, suddenly these rounded rocks appear as if from nowhere.
The camping area was at the back of the rocks and there were about 20 vans parked in this dusty area. I’m glad that we didn’t stay there especially as the wind started blowing rather strongly.
Déjà vu a bit later down the road as we drove into Wycliffe Well with its aliens and UFOs covering the wall of the reception area. The Hulk stands just down from our site and every time I go outside, he catches my eye and I think that there is a person standing there.
It’s a quirky place! The emu enclosure held 2 adult emus and 9 emu chicks. In a close paddock stood 2 donkeys that were being harassed by one of the emus. The strange drumming sound that they produce as a deterrent, worked for me. I would have moved away. One emu kept facing a donkey and while eye-balling it, the emu really stretched its neck to tower over the donkey. It was fascinating to watch!
For the first time in weeks, the sky looked very overcast with grey clouds looming and a wind blowing strongly. We must be heading south! When we were here on June 20th it was really cold.
My constant commenting (Robert would call it complaining) has helped Robert to change our return date. I really wanted to be home by or on my 60th; birthday (even though I’m not having a party, I wanted to be home with Mum and Dad and Jennifer and Heath and my brothers). We’ve planned the next couple of weeks and all going well, we’ll be home on my birthday. Yay!!!!!!
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