July 11th, 2011- Taylor's Creek Rest Stop (50 KM South of Wycliffe Well)

Monday July 11th saw us up early and finally leaving Alice Springs. We travelled North along the Stuart Highway just over 300Km before stopping at Taylors Creek Rest Stop. We passed by the Tropic of Capricorn marker which means things should start getting warmer from now on. We have had good weather but the nights are still cold. We also passed by the Aileron Man which is a huge statue. This picture was taken from quite a distance on the Highway.

Taylor Creek is a very nice free camp spot with Pit Toilets, Picnic Tables, and tanks of drinking water. Everything was very clean for a rest stop. We enjoyed a nice sunset and a wonderful sunrise with about 15 other vans. The night was a bit windy however.

John and Stephen topped up their fuel tanks with their Jerry cans so we could make it through to Tennant Creek without refueling. Unfortunately, we had a bit of an incident while doing this; with John getting a faceful of diesel. Luckily my glasses saved my eyes and no harm was done other than my Alaska North Pole T-Shirt which was a casualty. The three girls were all fast to throw cold water on me to rinse off the diesel. A bit too fast and too cold for my liking! I think the cure was worse than the accident. Luckily no harm was done and we will be a bit more careful in the future.