Lochern NP - under the shade of a Coolibah tree

Mon (22/7) we left Ilfracombe and drove south to Isisford, the home of the Clancy of the Overflow pub. We had planned to camp there overnight on the Barcoo River, but there were lots of caravans in a so-so camp. So we continued on to Lochern which is west of Isisford, just north of Stonehenge. This put us on dirt road for the first time and introduced us to road train etiquette, I.e. they own the road and when they are coming, you get off! Quite simple really. And this is only a very small one.

The road was quite interesting and not overly challenging. We stopped to get up close and personal with what the locals do with wild dogs. All up we covered about 240km.p

We followed a party of 4 into the campground and we were the only ones there. They camped further up the road and we chose a spot right on the water, so we basically had the place to ourselves. It was gorgeous. Lots of bird life and kangaroos. We heard wild cats but didn't see any.

With a bit of cloud in the sky the sunset over the water was absolutely spectacular - a regular outback light show. Then some dinner and snuggle into bed as the temperature plummeted. By morning it was 2 outside and 3 inside. But we stay remarkably warm and cosy in the van.