Today started at 4:30 when the smallest one decided it was playtime. He ended up in our bed and shuffled back and forward for about 30 mins, then crashed head first between our pillows with his bum in the air. The goal was to be on the road by 9, so leaving at 10 was pretty good. (Decided to get the shuttle chef going and cook a chicken for dinner, just took for ever to get going)
The drive was a hard slog, head wind all the way to Broken Hill.
Kids were getting restless as it was too cold and windy to let them out for long. Had a quick stop for lunch at one of the rest stops along the way. Kids back in the car after 5 mins running. The very next rest area about 20-30 mins along had a toilet, tables and a completely fenced in and under a shade play ground. So for anyone heading this way MacCulloch rest area is the one to stop at.
About 100km out of Broken Hill and the fuel light comes on, I only filled up the main and not the sub tank (no idea why) I counted every kilometre to little topar which was the next fuel stop on the map, and pulled in with the needle well under E. Back to my fill up whenever I have the chance.
We got into broken Hill at 4pm set up and straight to the camp kitchen to escape the cold. The chicken was perfect.
