There are two types of morning people in campgrounds- this who are up and at ’em at the crack of dawn and those that stay in bed, air conditioners on the blow until well after 9. Our observation is the length of time in bed is proportional to the size of your van.

The sweet spot for us having made and consumed a leisurely breakfast seems to be a 9am departure.

We spent the morning checking out the sights of Cunnamulla – a really pretty historic town, we did a mandatory stop at the bakery (very important to support local businesses….) then headed out of town- backtracking through Eulo before heading south towards Hungerford.

It was a mix of gravel, gibber rock and corrugations as we headed through Currawinya National Park. 

originally part of an old merino station, the woolsheds have been preserved.

We turned on our dust machine and listened to our duco being exfoliated.

Arrived in Hungerford round 2 pm and called into the Royal Mail Hotel (another one on our list) with a hope of getting lunch. The owner informed us the kitchen had closed early to prepare for the town’s 150th birthday party this evening- farmers and travellers alike (over 300 of them) are expected for a weekend on food, family fun, barrel racing, gymcana and motocross racing- along with live music each night. Camping is free as is the pub camo roast tonight. 

We scurried off to secure our camp site in the bush surrounding the sports ground and are now nestled in at our site waiting for 5.30 when the fun begins, and calculating how long it takes to drive to Melbourne should we get parked in until it all ends on Sunday.

Have felt a few big drops of rain but hopefully BOM predictions for minimal rain are correct or we may be at the biggest party in town for quite some time