Day 40 - Monday, 22 February - Kennedy Range National Park (Bush camping)

Our next destination is Gascoyne Junction, 265 kms east of Carnarvon.

We spend the hot afternoon hours at the Roadhouse pool before driving 60 kms north by dust road to spend the night at "Kennedy Range National Park".  We saw the name on the map.  The books don't mention this park at all.

Dust road through desert and then, all of a sudden, big trees and a lot of green.

"And the River runs through it"

We shall do "Bush" camping.  This means no drinking water, no shower, no flush and no toiletpaper.

So here we are, on a remote campsite in the red sandstone mountains.  No other cars or campers.  We have it all to ourselves.   There is time before supper for a walk in one of the deep gorges, where the temperature reaches more than 55*C at noon.

Sunset in "our" gorge and, to make the setting perfect, the moon is full and up for our supper.

Like in Paradise there is a snake in the form of hundreds and hundred of flies.  In mouth and ears and eyes - all over.  We must dig out the face nets and accept with a smile.

- just a minute without the net.

We intend to get up early to watch the sunrise tomorrow morning.  Maybe from another gorge a few kilometers to the East.

Hans has a surprise for me ..... there is a built-in, open air shower with the car, just a few liters per person, but what a good feeling.