With the wind picking up the second night, I didn’t get the best sleep, but enough nonetheless.

I drove into town to pick up the old man and to have a quick shower. I will definitely be adding a shower to the 4wd in the not too distant future, it felt great.

On the way back to camp we saw a large lizard and a mother emu with 4 babies.

Took a snorkel at the local beach which was very serene as I was the only person there. Thankfully the previous day’s invading jellyfish had disappeared.

Saw the usual fish you’d expect around this area in all colors if the rainbow, and then some! There were also a large number of seaslugs down there too.

Now it’s lunch time, and I’ve had a swim so no excuses for not cracking open a beer.

After lunch and a few beers I decided to take a walk through the coastal shrubbery to see if I could find some wildlife to photograph.

I saw a number of roos, however as I was down wind of them it was difficult to get close enough for decent shots. Thankfully my friend Jeremy lent me his 70-300mm lens and I was able to get some long distance shots.

Then I came across an echidna. Unfortunately he didn’t feel like posing for the camera and decided to bury his head in the sand. I was able to get some amazing shots of his spines though.

The day ended with Pierre, the Belgian bike rider, joining us for drinks, cheese and deep discussions about music, movies and Angelina Jolie-Pitt’s boobs.

Pierre has been in Australia since September 2008 and where possible (and realistic) rides his bike. He is catching a bus to Broome and then plans on tackling the Gibb River Road on his bike. You can find Pierre’s blog at http://tommy.kikooboo.com.

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