Odometer: 76,802
22 June 2019
Today was laundry day! After 4 nights of free camping in the red dirt of the Tanami Desert and the Bungles, we all felt pretty grubby. Although Dad had rigged up a hot shower for us each night in camp, we had all loved the water pressure of the caravan park showers.
3 loads of washing and everything was red dust free. Except the back of the Ranger. That will never be red dust free ever again. Never. Ever.
Bill and I headed off to check out the Kununurra leisure centre. We were both pretty impressed with it. Lots of very new looking gym gear – it seems that it might not get a lot of use by the residents of Kununurra. So we had a good session there whilst Mum and Dad chilled out in camp.
After lunch Dad, Bill and I headed out through the valley in which the irrigated agriculture from the Ord River Scheme is grown. We went to the Hoochery Distillery where Dad and Bill had a tasting paddle of the locally produced rum. I had cake. Bill had me try some of the 15 year aged rum, telling me how ‘smooth’ it was. I’m pretty sure my face turned in side out for a couple seconds. Horrid stuff rum. Then it was off to the Sandlewood factory. They grow a lot of Sandlewood up here. I found it quite fascinating to learn that Sandlewood is a parasitic tree, and it requires 4 different host trees to grow.
On the way back in to town we headed up to Kelly’s Knob for a view over the town, then it was back to camp for nibbles, phone calls home, dinner and bed.
A lovely day with minimal driving.
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