We drove for hours today on a very long and mainly deserted road....we nearly ran out of diesel...we weren't sure if we missed a sign saying there wasn't a fuel stop for a very long time or if there just wasn't one....luckily for us out in the middle of nowhere there was one!! Ironically enough there was a sign after the gas station saying there wasn't fuel for hundreds of kilometres! We made sure to fill up the extra container just in case. Our outside temperature gauge was showing the temp sitting at a constant 38 degrees....
Not much sightseeing to see on the way....as you can see from this photo.
We have settled for a couple of nights at the Theresa Creek Dam which is about 22 km south west of Clermont. Its a really lovely spot - only costs $10 per night to camp, no water or power hook up. There are a few others here camping but a lot of the grey nomads have already headed back south.
Mal and Chip took a plunge in the dam but I only went in to ankle depth...I could see the fish jumping out the water and wasn't keen on sharing with them.
We got chatting to the couple who are the caretakers onsite. When they found out I was a nurse/midwife and Mal was an electrician and had his truck licences they tried talking us in to staying here...the local hospital is apparently full of temporary agency staff and the two local coal mines are yelling out for staff. The guy has just got a job working on one of the mines, the mine pays for him to get his truck licences and he starts on $50 an hour...Mal was very tempted .....maybe next time around. Clermont itself did had a lovely country feel to it.....
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