Mon, 23rd May, 2022 Couzens Lookout Campground, Mary River National Park to Hidden Valley Holiday Park, Berrimah, NT

Packed up and headed off. Lots of wallabies on the road - most were good and went back into the bush but some just want to be dare-devils and dart across the road.

Back into the Arnhem Highway. Saw a dingo on the road near Mt Bundy.

Turned off to check out Leaning Tree Lagoon Nature Park which was closed on our last visit. The track is still wet but we made it to the lagoon where it looks like the track went around the edge but that is underwater. Not much to see other than lilies etc and we can’t see any leaning trees! No info boards either.

Back to the Stuart Highway and turned north. Stopped for a cuppa in the Info Bay near Palmerston. A car pulled in and had the hide to dump more rubbish on the pile beside the overflowing rubbish bin - really - couldn’t they take it a bit further and find an empty bin!

Went shopping for more soft plastic lures and some traces as we lost a few of ours! Decided to buy a outside table too - one with the roll-up top so it folds up into a bag.

I checked the tracking number for the fridge and one thing says its here and another says not till Monday. The depot is down the road at East Arm so we drove down to check. It has arrived so we headed back to the caravan park we stayed at last time and booked in for two nights.

The park is much busier than our last visit in April. We are further around nearer the road. Dropped off the camper so it will be easier to swap the fridges over.

Back to the depot and picked up the fridge. 

Had lunch then got to work taking the old fridge out. Steve took the doors off so it was easier to carry out the door - lucky he had put in a wider door. Put it back on power so I could put the food back in till the new one was in and cooled down.

Steve had to swap the door hinges over first on the new one so he took the doors off and we carried it inside and put it into place. On with the doors and turned it on - all good so far. Just need to push it back and screw it into place.

We sat in the shade of the camper within easy reach of the old fridge for our drinks. Rang Daniel and enjoyed a lovely chat with him. He had a great birthday. Rang Annalise to see how she survived with Jon being away. Doing well.

Yummy barra again for dinner - so wish we had landed the other one.

Quite noisy here beside the road but it will settle as night falls. At least there aren’t any black bugs.