Sun, 21st August - Wonarah Bore

We left Banka Banka thinking we wouldn't bother staying there again and headed towards 'Threeways' which is a major 'T' intersection about 30kms north of Tennant Creek.  As we were so close to Tennant Creek we decided we really should go and have a look at the town rather than turn left towards Queensland and miss it altogether.  Tennant Creek is a very ugly town.  The businesses are either closed up or barred and shuttered.  Being Sunday it was very quiet, although surprisingly, the supermarket was doing a roaring trade.  We had a quick look through an Aboriginal Art and Craft Gallery before getting a gas bottle refill and dumping the toilet.

We continued on, stopping briefly at Barkley Station and paying $1.97 a litre for fuel.  We were driving into very strong headwinds so our fuel economy was blowing out badly.  We even came across a sign warning that headwinds alter fuel economy and to watch fuel use, so it must be a common occurrence in this area.

We decided to head a further 220kms to a free campsite at Wonarah Bore.  This would place us about 180kms from the Queensland border.  We ended up being one of about 30 or so vans camped there for the night.

Normally, driving along a highway, you would see signs showing a number of kilometres and the initials of the next town.  Out here, there are no towns, so all the signs show how many kilometres to Qld.

Camping at Wonarah Bore

The broken windmill at the Bore (probably destroyed by strong winds)

Another photo opportunity at the Bore