A Friendly Face (the first one in the last 24 hours)

Well good morning from Fitzroy Crossing. We just made it here as last night we decided to try "Free Camping " for the first time. Why is it called Free Camping ? well it's free and every penny pinching freeloader is there taking advantage. Unfortunately along this long long long road there are not many towns and the thoughtful authorities have set up these 24 hour camp sites that may or may not have drop toilets. After doing our research and checking out with people who had come down the road in the last couple of days we decided that a shady little overnighter at "Marys Pool 24 hour", was the order of the day, so off we set. We arrived at about 3pm to be greeted by about 60 - 70 other vans, buses, tents etc parked under every bit of shade and only two drop toilets which had not seen any attention since installation in 1890. Little did we know that the entire freeloader population of WA was here in residence and some had been there for some days as we were to learn. We were greeted by some ol' sticky beak who had decided it was her goal in life to see how many she could squeeze under each tree - including us and of course I rebeled. It was only after we had set up that we realised that this place should be renamed "Geriatrics with generators that have purchased all there country and western CD's from the Shell service station". Because the noise of grinding generators and dumbed down C and W went all night.

NEVER AGAIN.

Needless to say that after very little sleep there is some tension in the van this morning, I might just mozie off to the pool and ignore the world for the rest of the day.