Saturday 26th March (Rocky Dam – Station Creek)

EASTER SATURDAY

Left Rocky Dam around 9.00am after bacon & eggs for brekkie.  A little rain this morning and quite overcast as we head towards Sandstone and then Leinster before hopefully Leonora.  Arrived at Sandstone and there were 2 stalls in the Main St, William a Chinese guy selling home made bread, fruit from his own 2 acre garden, and hard boiled eggs that he boils with green tea, star anise and soy sauce very tasty.  There was also “Lady Di”, an older woman selling homemade pies and pasties that she makes for you on the spot in her pie press.  Got a pie for Barry’s lunch and he said it was excellent.  There are only 25 people that live permanently in Sandstone and Lady Di was telling us it is a little “tense” as everyone doesn’t get along. Morning tea at Peter Denny Lookout where the rain is starting once again, back on the road and it is raining properly with wipers on and dull as far as you can see.  Our camp spot for tonight is Station Creek where there are the most beautiful ghost gums along the dried river bed.  Cooking a roast for dinner tonight and then off to bed early to listen to the rain on the roof.

 Being serenaded by the local birds when we stopped for lunch at Leinster.

 Magnificent Ghost Gums at Station Creek Campsite
 

 Eagles by the side of the road, 3 altogether but very hard to capture on camera.
 

 Morning tea at Peter Denny Lookout.