We had one night at Mt Barnett near the Manning Gorge, but as dogs were not allowed we did not go in. The dogs had a swim in the river there and had a great time. It was hard work getting Tiffany out. At least the dogs managed to get rid of the dust and grass seeds that had stuck to their coats and Mintie turned almost white again.
The road is good most of the way with just a few rough patches, none of them as bad as the Mitchel Falls road.
Several places were marked for photograph stops that were truly brilliant views.
Some creek crossings, mostly dry but some with water in them and one or two that were deep enough to give you a car wash if you hit them too fast.
The ever present factor was the dust. We followed about half to three quarters of a kilometre behind other traffic or we would be breathing dust all day. The Dust photo shows a car aproaching us through the dust of a third car that had just passed. Most people slowed down to minimise the dust bur occaisionally you would get a speedster that would throw up a huge cloud of dust and rocks so that we had no option but to stop and let it clear.
We are now in Derby, having a couple of days relaxation with good showers, toilets, no dust and civilisation. Even going out for dinner tonight.
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