Day 25
Saturday
28 July
Barn Hill Station
We woke to a cloudy and overcast day which didn’t invite us to get up too early. Paul was happy to read his book, but I ended up getting up when the clock clicked over 8am. I sorted breakfast and then got busy entering a photographic competition with The Heart of Our Outback which closes on the 1stAugust.
I was happy to then sit about and surf the net. The photo I put up on Station Hoppers FB page yesterday had reached over 800 likes, I guess it was a decent shot ad is nice to get the feedback. I sorted through the June photos, finally reaching Queensland. Almost halfway through the trip. I am so glad I have the time to sort through them all.
At 9.45am we were ready to face the world and made our way to the stairs once more and down on to the beach. We made our way towards the fishing spot, checking on the progress of those fishing. Just like yesterday, not much was biting.
We didn’t have a set spot for stopping and in the end, we walked all the way to the point and the legs were burning. We took time to sit and enjoy the view, the high tide waves crashing in around us. It truly is a beautiful spot to explore.
Once rested, we were ready to continue the homeward stretch, passing the familiar rock landmarks. Looking to the water, something took my attention and shortly after resurfaced, a dugong. While it took a while to dive back under, it was too quick for me to get the camera in action, bugger!
We passed a few of the fishermen once again, still with little to talk about. As the tide was at its peak, we had to scramble over the rocks, picking our time, so that we didn’t encounter any large waves. We eventually made it back to the staircase and van, weary but glad for the long walk.
It was already 12.15pm and we were well and truly ready for lunch and a good lay down. We were happy for the break in proceedings for a while. I found time to make a pancake batter for dessert and then we walked around the camp in search of the dump point.
We returned to the van and played cards to keep ourselves amused, but by 3pm we were ready to get out again. Our first stop was for an icecream and then it was back on the beach and walking south as far as we could. It was another glorious arvo and would have sacrilegious to have spent it in the van.
We returned to the top of the stairs and proceeded to sit on the bench and enjoy the view. We chatted to different people as they came and went and then made our way back to the van, but only for a short while, as come 5pm I was back on the beach enjoying one last sunset.
I took photos, as the sun disappeared and for the final time, we made our way up the stairs and back to the van to start on dinner. I rang home and caught up on the gossip, as I cooked the meal. We then sat to enjoy the dinner and the pancake dessert.
I trawled through the photos taken, before finally turning the electronics off and heading for bed to read.
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