385kms today. A long drive to our first free camp called Robe River and it was great. We camped (in the caravan of course) next to the river and just sat and watched the birdlife and soaked up the peace and quiet. Lovely! During the drive we went passed a lot of mining activity in the middle of nowhere. You have to wonder how much damage is happening out there and what rehabiitation is being done – being so remote you have to wonder. A lot of mining vehicles on the road many being hire cars – no expense spared. Tell you what though you can see why they pay these guys so well – they have to. The remoteness, isolation, working and living conditions would test the toughest of them I reckon. We are definitely in mining territory. The landscape is very impressive, the colours are wonderful and the rock formations are really interesting. We saw lots of Sturt Peas (red flowers) along the road edge. How do they grow in the red dirt!
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