Carnarvon to Mt. Augustus

Day 11 – July 30, 2014 – Carnarvon to Mt. Augustus - distance travelled:  481 kms - 28^oC high; 18^oC low.  On the pavement to Gascoyne Junction where Don & Gwen swam in the creek upstream from the cows 22 years ago to wash off the dust and then went to the pub where they happened to have a BBQ gathering that day with people from stations all around.  It turned out that Gascoyne Junction was flooded a couple of years ago to the extent that the pub and other buildings there had to be rebuilt.  Everything is very new; not quite the same charm. After that the paved road ended and we made it to Mt. Augustus “Resort” over – mostly good - gravel roads just before dark.