DAY 117 : LEYCESTER'S REST

24 July 2010.  About 450 kms east of Ellendale we stopped at another free camp site for the night called Leycester's Rest.  The site is a memorial to the 13 year old who was killed in a road accident here.  The family have established a scholarship in his name.

Campers leave contributions.....

The roads here are well made and maintained but they are quite dangerous where they narrow to one lane at every bridge or elevated piece of road..... it's difficult to judge if the oncoming traffic is going to give way..... here there are skid marks on the road where it narrows..... (click image to enlarge)..

The road trains with four trailers also pose a threat (here they're transporting nickel and zinc ore to the port of Wyndham)....

Other roadside hazards are wild brumbies.....

and wandering cattle....

DAYS 114 - 116 : THE LAKE, ELLENDALE

 

21 July 2010 - After nearly two and a half months we left Broome to head back across The Kimberleys and

on to Queensland.  About 20 kms out of town we saw these brolgas near the side of the road......

Early in the afternoon, about 350 kms east of Broome, we arrived at a free camp site called The Lake on private property, Ellendale Station.....    here is our van next to the gate.....

This was the most relaxing place to stay for the next two days..... there were more than 30 vans parked around the lake in among  the trees...... at night there were many fires along the shore reflecting in the water....

Wolfgang relaxing.....

And now revealed.... the real reason for his relaxed look.... a foot bath!!!

Bev relaxing with Sudoku......

Dinner by firelight!

Some of Ellendale's cattle came down to the waters edge to drink.....  Corellas also flocked around the lake....

As well as Masked Lapwings.....

Red Tailed Black Cockatoos........

Friarbirds and many others attracted by the blossom....