Back out past the salt stockpile and then down to South Hedland Shopping Centre. We sorted out our Telstra issues by purchasing $2 SIM cards and getting new accounts. If we don’t keep topping up the account monthly they will get deactivated but who cares for $2 every time.
Also shopped at Coles for groceries, bought sandwiches and wasted time looking for Shellite for Tony’s stove. Eventually left around 12.00 as it was getting hot. 65 km to cover to Indee Station which took 3.5 hours with a break for lunch and a shorter break. Tony was finding the going harder as it was his 1st day on the bike. Lots of road trains on this road and we can expect that for the next 200 km.
Eventually turned off onto the dirt road to Indee Station. After 9 km we reached the homestead which could be described as ‘interesting”. The campers facilities are all leftovers from a railway construction camp.The elderly owners are pair of characters Betty and Colin. Colin bought Indee Station when he was 23 and has been there ever since, he is now 78. Betty, Colin’s wife says she has been there too long!
Happy Hour at Indee Station
They hosted a happy hour where we were able to exchange $2 for can of “Hammer and Tongs” light beer. I drank 3 and could easily have drunk 3 more. The happy hour was conductedaround a long table and we sat around a chatted with other people in the camp park and some the people who work casually on the station. There was also Greg a friend of Colin and Betty who does some prospecting apparently quite successfully. It was great fun.
Sturt's Desert Pea table decoration. These were gathered from the paddock behind the veggie patch
At the end of happy hour which ran 90 minutes Betty invited Tony and I to stay to a dinner of leftovers which turned out to be Sweet and Sour pork with rice and veggies, followed but melon and ice cream for dessert. It was a different and very enjoyable evening.
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