First stop today was Aramac to pump the tyres up, top up with petrol and grab some bread. That about covers Aramac. Now we are detouring again. This time to Lake Dunn. We had never heard of the place, let alone thought about going there until other travellers mentioned it. Sounded nice so off we went. Along the road in there are about 7 sculptures made from pieces of old farm junk. They are made by a local lady. There is a triangle of 200 km with the sculptures along it but we didn't do the dirt section of it just along the 70 km into Lake Dunn. When we arrived we found a nice little spot 20 steps from the water's edge between 2 trees which gave us a little more room as no van could fit between us and the trees. We are actually on private property and the farm owner Marg (mid 80's) drives down from the farm house to collect your camping fees every night in a golf buggie. There are toilets and showers here and for an extra fee you can connect to power but our solar panels kept us going. What is there to do here, nothing! Pure peace and quiet. Ian has kayaked a couple of times until the wind picked up so it was no longer enjoyable. We have chatted to numerous people and have found out about another nice camping area to try out in a few days. There a quite a few bird watchers here and one of the ladies that were next to us saw 67 different kinds during their 5 night stop. Another couple told us there were 83 different species here and they weren't leaving until they had seen them all. Last time we saw them they were up to 78 and had been told of an area they would find some they didn't have. We have been very lucky because at the moment the lake has more water in it than it has for 3 years. It was just about empty 5 years ago. Only draw back no communication with the outside world.
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