Day 48 – Broome to Fitzroy Crossing

This morning I was awake at 5:45 – not because of the anticipation of the day’s travels, but because one of our room was again back in and looking at his mobile with the brightness turned full up. Just before 6 I headed off for my shower, returning to dress and pack. Then I had breakfast, but again I didn’t want to leave too early because I would be driving into the rising sun. I did some puzzles, returned all the gear and we left just after 8. I filled up with diesel at Woolworths and then we headed out on the road. We stopped at the Roebuck Roadhouse (yet more souvenirs) and then at Willare (no more souvenirs there!). We travelled on through the drying landscape and arrived at Fitzroy Crossing just after 1. There was a new roadhouse open but otherwise it was similar to when I visited in 2012. We went over the Fitzroy River and booked into the Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park. We selected an area with grass (a rarity) and shade (not too common). The tent now takes about 20 minutes from stopping to walking away (tarp down, tent up, fly on, pegs in, air mattresses in and all clothing and bedding placed). A quick exploration and a drink before sitting down for a few minutes, then Lynn went off to do the washing and I went down to the river for a few photos. I also found out the answer to a query about planting boab tree seeds. Then it was another drink and a sit-down after passing on some experience about the Gibb River Road and Tunnel Creek. I was surprised to find reception, so sent out a text and then got the laptop out and did today’s blog. Today is the first day when we are actually heading towards home. Although it’s still around 5000 kilometres to go, we’re not heading away from home which we had done for the first 47 days of this trip. After something light for tea, it was into bed and off to sleep.