It was rest day in Mary’s pool free camp so Emma and I got to making the Rocky road for Jocks birthday, we renamed ours, Gibb River Rocky Road. It came out very nice and Emma was excited to keep it as a surprise for Jock. That night Michelle and I got the Baylies and marshmallows out, cooked marshmallows on the fire then dipped them into strawberries and cream Baylies OMG! I did like it but it brought out the alcohol in the Baylies a bit too strong for me so Michelle reluctantly finished it off. As we sat by the fire we chatted about what we would be doing in the next couple of days. We needed to get up in the morning and head for Halls Creek ready for a day out to see Wolfe Creek Crater.
Michelle and Emma had got up early and decorated outside of our van with streamers and balloons as it was Jocks birthday, Emma was very excited and made lots of fuss. Unfortunately we had to take them down as we were on the move but Emma would make sure they went straight back up once we set up again.
Our next stop was Halls Creek, or as Glen and Carol call it Hells Creek! It certainly was a grubby run down old town. Everywhere you looked there were bars on windows and high fences, that said it all really. We drove past the campsite NO THANKYOU. So wiki camps it was we needed somewhere outside of this town. Caroline pool was just outside of town far enough away to feel safe, we were just up the road from the China Wall which is a seam of quartz running through this area. Jock and I went to see it once before when we were in Aus for exchange so did not bother tripping out there for a look. Jock got his Gibb River Rocky Road and we all enjoyed some with a cuppa. Lucky Jock chocolate and Michelle had a roast on for his birthday, god we do it tough on the road. After dinner we all went to bed early as we had to get going early in the morning to drive out to Wolf Creek. Hope we don’t bump in to Mick Taylor!!
Wolfe Creek Crater was a 150km drive down the Tanami road, we made good time and saw some more lovely scenery on the way, most of the land we were driving through was Kidman cattle station. The track up to the crater rim was not far at all and we were soon looking out over this 875m in diameter, 60m deep crater, it looked impressive. Was only discovered in the 40’s.
On our way in we saw some old buildings so we decided to explore them on the way out. Not sure who had lived there or what the “caravan” was used for. Trevor reckons it was something that would have been pulled out to where the cattle drovers were so that food could be prepared for them. I reckon it was the accommodation for the boss having a toilet in there too. What do you think? I will look it up once home.
Abandoned Homestead 
Our drive back to camp was uneventful but I am still taken aback by the changing scenery, every turn looks different, Western Australia is certainly a stunning state and we have enjoyed every minute of it.
Douglas's Downunder 