05-04-2023, 03:23 PM
Pooncarie to Mungo (more) Red Dust, Corrugations and a Kombi that will not say no……
From Pooncarie we pushed onto Mungo National Park.
More dirt road that was as bad as the Wilcannia/Menindee/Pooncarie stretch
Sue really wanted to see the ancient remains of what was once a thriving community that surrounded a vast body of water, now long gone.....
We checked into the Mungo National Park Visitors Centre to organise a site for the night. No can do......must be booked online.....but we don't have phone service....download the app....but we don't have phone service.....oh, you're not with Telstra ? ....connect to our WiFi , download the app, create an account, link a credit card to the account and book your site. WTF ?
Eventually sorted it all out and we settled in for the night.
I found what I reckon is probably the best picnic table I've seen in ages....
Evening Star in the Outback
Site was great but everything had to be brought in...water, firewood etc. We were only in for one night and were tempted to gather our own firewood but were reminded by a roving ranger that ,"firewood is also habitat for critters..." OK, no fire. Showers were available back at the Visitor centre but we went without and decided to get on the road early and head to Mildura.
A little hope when some tar came into view......but it was just to identify a cattle grid....
From Pooncarie we pushed onto Mungo National Park.
More dirt road that was as bad as the Wilcannia/Menindee/Pooncarie stretch
Sue really wanted to see the ancient remains of what was once a thriving community that surrounded a vast body of water, now long gone.....
We checked into the Mungo National Park Visitors Centre to organise a site for the night. No can do......must be booked online.....but we don't have phone service....download the app....but we don't have phone service.....oh, you're not with Telstra ? ....connect to our WiFi , download the app, create an account, link a credit card to the account and book your site. WTF ?
Eventually sorted it all out and we settled in for the night.
I found what I reckon is probably the best picnic table I've seen in ages....
Evening Star in the Outback
Site was great but everything had to be brought in...water, firewood etc. We were only in for one night and were tempted to gather our own firewood but were reminded by a roving ranger that ,"firewood is also habitat for critters..." OK, no fire. Showers were available back at the Visitor centre but we went without and decided to get on the road early and head to Mildura.
A little hope when some tar came into view......but it was just to identify a cattle grid....
Cheers,
Mark
It’s not oil, it’s sweat from all the horsepower !
Pit crew for : The Tardis - a ‘76 Sopru Campmobile
& Herman - the ‘71 White Low Light
Mark
It’s not oil, it’s sweat from all the horsepower !
Pit crew for : The Tardis - a ‘76 Sopru Campmobile
& Herman - the ‘71 White Low Light