Elsey NP to Soudan RA



Cat Haul Trucks on their way to Borroloola

22nd June 2012

15591km's to date 866km's today

Back down the Stuart Highway and once again onto the Barkly. A long driving day today. We had a break at the High Way Inn Daly Waters and sat in the huge que for fuel. There were people every where. We had a bit of breakfast and John threw up all over the front passenger seat. John and the seat cover received a quick wash and we were on our way again. Stopped at Three Ways for diesel and planned to get as far along the Barkly Highway as possible. We considered stopping at Wonarah Bore as we had stopped here on our Northern Territory trip in 2010 and knew it was good. Everybody else decided it was a good spot too so we drove on to Soudan Rest Area where there was not another soul around and this rest area was so much bigger than Wonarah Bore and it had wood fire barbeques.

Our camp at Soudan Rest Area Barkly Highway Northern Territory

We had passed a lot of cat trucks being ferried to some mine somewhere and some of them stopped at the Soudan rest area, so Chris took the kids to have a look and a chat. It was really cold and windy here. A quick and easy dinner of two minute noodles and into bed. There is no firewood at any on the rest areas along the Barkly Highway and tonight we really wished we had some with us.