LAKE HART (STILL)

Royce has a new nick-name "Rocky".  He was sitting outside yesterday working on his zebra stones and a couple of guys from neighbouring caravans came over to see what he was doing and they gave him the nickname!  They chatted for quite some time and we then joined them just after 4pm for 'happy hour'.  Another couple camped right by us also came over.  A good size campfire was built and lit and we all sat around chatting and telling jokes until about 10pm - with a short break while we all dispersed to cook and eat tea.  It was a fun night.  Most of them have headed off this morning (all travelling north to Darwin) and we have hummed and haa'ed about whether to stay or go.  The dilemma is that I have to have mobile phone service on Monday so I can pay the washing machine repairer on Monday.  If we head off today then there is a good chance we will either have to stay in Coober Pedy longer than we wanted or we will be out of range.  We have decided if we are careful we will have just enough water to last if we stay put and head to Coober Pedy on Saturday.  We will then stay 3 nights and head off again.  Hopefully the repairer doesn't let us down and actually does come on Monday - I don't want to have to spend more than the 3 nights in CP.  That will be enough for us to catch up with Royce's cousin, do some shopping, washing, fill up the water tanks and recharge all the batteries.
The flies here are really bad.  It was a beautiful day yesterday but I couldn't sit outside for any length of time because of the flies.  I spent most of the day inside doing cross stitch.  I don't know how Royce tolerated it but he did sit a bit away from the caravan out in the breeze and that may have helped.
I will have to get used to the flies I suppose but I might do it in small doses!!!
We were woken very early this morning by what almost sounded like thunder but it didn't roll like thunder. One of the other travellers said it was explosions, possibly from Camp Rapier (near Woomera).  Just dozing off when a B double (or similar) drove into the camping area, turned around and drove out then parked on the track for about half an hour.  We then decided to give up and get up and have a cup of tea.  We saw a beautiful sunrise this morning.
Unless something really exciting happens I probably won't blog again until CP or thereabouts.
Over and out.