Sad decision

We had to make a sad decision. NO we're not going back to Holland (yet?) but we not are going to the West as we wanted, but back south. Most probably we're not going to Victoria but stay somewhere in South Australia , but also that depends on how expensive it is over there.

First of all we are a bit fed up with the heat, every day approx. 35/40 is too much. 

But most of all it's our finance. We are running out of savings and that's because the North is very expensive. We have heard the West is even worse, petrol would be over $ 2.00 and the caravan parks are outrages in price. Now I hear you thinking ; "but you can camp free?" And yes, sometimes we can but even with the extra solar panel we bought, we can't stay on a free camp more then 2 nights because of the heat.

You have seen we were in Litchfield park and would have wanted to stay another night but it was so bloody hot that the trees wanted to be in their own shadow!

Inside the caravan it was 40 degrees and in the fridge, which is running on gas when we don't have power, the temperature was at the end 21 degrees, well sorry but that's not cool. Our Waeco, which is a freezer and full of meat, is always on -11degr. and now was slowly going up till -6. It then draws so much power to try to keep cool, that the battery went low and the Waeco stopped working so we packed our things and went to a caravan park to load up again.

We stayed a few days in Katherine and Tennant Creek again before heading south. 

Between Katherine and Tennant creek there isn't much so we stopped along the road at a free camping spot. Again it was very hot and there was hardly any shade but we opened all windows and there was a fair bit of wind so it was bearable.

Because actually the high season in the north is over and all Victorian and South Australian grey nomads are going home for the summer and season holidays, there are very much less caravans and campers on the road.
When we were at the camp already for a few hours and still by our own, it didn't feel good and we decided to leave if there was still no one else at about 5 o'clock. This decision was also made because I had seen (I thought) twice the same old red car passing very slowly and I really didn't feel comfortable with that.

Fortunately at about half past 4, a man with a small fold able caravan came and also a camper van with 2 English girls came at the spot and stayed. The only terrible thing were the damn flies, thousands want to creep in your ears, nose, eyes brrrr. But at certain time they leave and then we had the most marvellous night, full moon which lightened the whole area, we were on a hill and had a beautiful view.

Lying in bed with all windows and curtains open, looking to the sky with all the stars and the full moon, actually a pity you have to close your eyes to go to sleep.
So.........after a few romantic moments we went outside again with a glass of wine, gazing at the stars till we nearly fell asleep…..

Further on our way after Tennant Creek we passed the Devils Marbles;

The Devils Marbles is for the Aboriginal people a sacred site.....

So unfortunately this time you won't get stories from the West, maybe later.
Fortunately we now will pass Uluru (Ayers Rock) and we've never been there before so that will be a visit definitely. But first, LETS GO TO Alice! In the middle of Australia!

Anyhow, you know us; wherever we go, we're having fun and will have adventures to share, so keep looking!!