They say that record breaking helps cover up disappointment and we were both a bit that way after yesterday's loss by the Weagles. So we broke a record today and left our camp at 7.25am, I must admit that is local WA time and not central Australian time on which  we went to sleep! Not bad anyway as that really only represented 9am.

So off we went keeping the Hampton Tablelands to our right. These are the first highlands that we have seen for a while and tend to offset to extensive flat almost treeless plains that form the rest of the countryside that we are passing through. The other feature of this road is not so nice, there is lots of roadkill on the roadside. First stop Mundrabilla just to have a look and it was full of big trucks. But a nice thing outside Mundrabilla was a water filling point. In the middle of nowhere there were 2 big tanks under a big shelter and filled with water for the taking, obviously one should be conservative in how much one takes and a big sign said to boil it before drinking. Then back on the road with a steady stream of oncoming traffic, not busy like one of our highways, but a steady stream nonetheless. It made me think about the Weagles supporters who made the drive east for the game, the drive home will be a lot longer.

Next stop was M(H)oodini Bluff as a possible overnight stopping point, it was quite a nice area with lots of room. However it was nothing special and we settled for morning tea and moved on, but not before a very close call with a caravan that cut accross our bow as we started moving. Next was Madura Pass which was quite a change after the relatively flat roads of the last few days. The road climbed up to a lookout that gave us an outstanding few over the surrounding countryside. But it was also not to our liking for an overnight stay so we moved on.

Then we arrived at Cocklebiddy and treated ourselves to an ice cream after lunch. All these places are names that I have heard regularly over the years and it is great to put them into perspective. All are small Eucla has 30 inhabitants, Mundrabilla, Madura and Cocklebiddy are roadhouses with less than 10 permanent residents!

Finally we have settled for the night at the Jillbunya  Rockhole about 20 kms East of Caiguna having covered 300 kms today, miles too much.