Overnight it continued to rain and our overnight spot turned out to be very boggy and slippery red clay. After breakfast we slid out of the Round Hill rest area and drove the 5kms to Broken Hill.

With the rain continuing to fall our only option was to be indoors so we visited “The Big Picture”. This is a painting in the round about 100meters long and 12 metres tall. It took the artist Peter Anderson over two years to complete. With an admission fee of $7.50 it was well worth it. As well as the painting you can also see other art and crafts from the region. Below are some photos Jenny took while inside.

Lunch was a pie and half a sausage roll from a bakery on the main street. We decided that driving for the afternoon would be better than sightseeing in the rain. We pointed the van east and drove to Wilcannia.

Wilcannia

The drive from broken hill to Wilcannia is about 200 kilometres on the Barrier Highway. The more we drove the dryer it became. We did notice how green everything was due to the heavy rains.

We arrived mid afternoon and headed to the Warrawong campsite, it was busy and the only place left was muddy and next to large groups of four wheel drivers. The other campsite Victory Park was only a few kilometres away and it was a real find. The lady at the reception told us to park anywhere we wanted, and we found a quiet place on nice grass near to the river. The amenities were old but clean with hot showers, the washing machines were free, all this for $15 a night. Bargain!

With the weather fining up and a pleasant spot we decided to stay for a couple of days. We did venture into the town to have a look but there was not much to see.

Our Scamp

This trip will be a good try out of our small camper “Scamp”. Being used to traveling in our large motorhome “Bunyip” in Europe we have had to think differently as to how it will work. We bought Scamp as a replacement for Ewout’s work van and getting around vehicle.

We purchased Scamp from an on line auction house and got a real bargain. It had only 57,000 kilometres on the clock and was in good condition for an ex rental.

Pimp my ride!

Since purchasing we have made many changes.

• Microwave out and a drawer in its place
• Removed everything beyond the kitchen back and replaced the single beds with one double bed.
• Built a 1200 x 600 storage drawer coming out the back underneath the bed.
• Put an extra 43 litre water tank in.
• Put a portapotty in with foldaway lid.
• Extra usb charging points in the back ,middle and front.
• Bought a 4 man easy up tent that attaches to the camper via a canvas velcro adaptor that Jenny sewed up.
• New inside table which stores away when not in use.
• Extended the top storage area.
• Insulated one side that has no window.

As you can see in the photos we have also put the Australian sticker on the front the same as the Bunyip. So far all is working well.