Fri, 2nd Sept - Nullagine to Newman, WA

19 degrees, grey and overcast. The wind blew all night and is still blowing.

Packed up and drove back into Nullagine. A few drops of rain fell on the windscreen from the darking sky.

We spotted Ray parked up in the Common and drove in to say hi. He is camped here and the others are in the van park as there is up to 20mm of rain predicted for tomorrow. Lucky we decided to head in for food.

Gave Julie and Ray a toot as we drove by as they were detecting a bit off the road.

Geoff & Virginia were still at the van park so we drove around and joined them for a cuppa and chat. Checked on the weather forecast and the rain is for Newman too, we might get stuck there depending on how it affects the dirt road between Roy Hill and here. When we return we will have a couple of days here with Geoff and Virginia as the ground will be too wet to detect and it will be nice to spend some time catching up.

As we had chatted too long we decided to have lunch in the park before heading off to Newman. Ray and Julie were heading to the pub so called in to say hi before we left.

197km down to Newman, half dirt and half bitumen. The sky cleared up a bit as we headed south.

Stopped at the Info Centre to find out the best places for a battery and gas bottle (as we only have the little ones).

Around to the tyre place we got our tyres from in 2016 and got a new battery for under the bonnet. Then down to the servo for fuel, $2.339 - a lot cheaper than in Nullagine. Found the hardware store and got the last little gas bottle. There is a festival on for the weekend which has blocked off the town square near the shopping centre but we managed to find a park and got all the non-perishables purchased. Picked up some wine and rum too and ordered a pizza and some chips from the pub nearby for dinner as it was after 6pm. Nice mural on the accommodation next door.

Back to the Info Centre for the night. Another couple in a motorhome pulled in beside us. Sadly after looking forward to the pizza it was a sloppy mess with not much on it and the chips were cold and soft - so much for a special treat!

The pub had a live band and they had the volume up high as the Outback Fusion Festival had a band too so it was a battle of the bands of who made the most noise. Unfortunately we were close to both. By 11pm they had stopped but then the thunder started with very long rumbles. Then the lightning - Steve was asleep and missed it all. I closed up the camper as the rain started, not heavy, just continuous.