Gidday all,

Headed off on a side road which would eventually put us on the railway line to Leigh Creek. The line is not in use as they shut down the coal mine at Leigh Creek not so long ago. Hopefully a reasonable service track runs beside it.

Went ahead to check the road we were on, quite a few rolling hills for the camels to pull up and over but not too steep. There was one with a long decent, so after a few more ks on flat ground we turned back to check on Deb and the camels progress.

As we approached the troublesome hill Deb was stopped at the top, camels had bauked at the decent and Deb didn’t trust the brake on the wagon to try it alone. To make things worse a tyre had gone flat on the rear of the wagon. So after some discussion it was decided to hook up to the truck with the camels at the back of the wagon and ease it down the hill.

Out came the air compressor and the offending tyre was pumped up for the ride. About three ks up the road was some flat ground and a set of sheep yards next to a small creek, so we carried on at walking pace to there.

Once there, a kettle was boiled and smoko was had, then off with the wheel and the tube out and patched. The split rim on the wheel took some persuading to come off, but eventually it did and all went well.

The Camels looked on and joked amongst themselves about getting the afternoon off.

 

While camped Deb got word the other camel she was waiting for would be delivered in the next day or so. So we stayed at the camp and waited for them to arrive.