As always we were a little slow getting away and needed to stop at the next roadhouse for fuel and to get a few emails away. It was there we realised we may again cross paths with the Sway Family and be well timed to make lunch for them this time. I’d seen a post about how hot it’s been so we stocked up on icy poles and continued up the road.
It was now 12.30pm and apparently our timing couldn’t have been better. They were hot, bothered and ready for a stop, but shade wasn’t looking real good. So we felt pretty good to be able to help this little family out and in return have a few more hours with some downright fantastic humans. The time passed easily and I was shocked when it was 4.35pm when we got back on the road.
We need to be in Exmouth in two days, it’s still a 9 and a half hour drive! Yikes, we need to be driving into the dark tonight and get as far along the road as we can. The drive into Port Hedland was stunning with the sun setting and a lush green that we didn’t expect or haven’t seen for a while. We make it about 30km outside of Port Hedland and everyone has had enough so that will do for today.
It will be another long travel day in the car tomorrow. We’ve been listening to Red Dog, fitting as this was his territory and Andrew and Nic from the Sway Family just gave me a few top tips for podcasts for the kids so we should be set.
Having pulled up in the dark tonight it is always exciting to wake up and see where we actually are. I am also intrigued to see if I can work out where the strong smell of plum pud is coming from. After the smells of dinner subsided the van, or my nostrils at least, was filled with the clear smell of plum pudding. OMG, I have been hankering for a delicious pud for a while now but plum pudding was not the first pud to spring to mind. Well now it’s all I can think of. Not sure I’m going to make it to Christmas without having to scratch that itch!