Russell and Chucks Budget Aussie Bush Adventures: Day 6

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On Sunday, we had bacon and eggs for brekky. It was great.

Then we drove through Sturt National Park for a couple of hours on the way to Cameron Corner. We stopped in at Fort Gray, and Fort Gray Basin, which was a big lake. The ranger who lives at the Ranger Station at Fort Gray has lived there for 30 years. Fort Gray was where Sturt's party built a stockade to protect their supplies and stop their sheep from wandering.

Then drove through the Dingo Fence and had to open the gate to get through. We also had to make sure it was shut after we drove through. Bloom HAD to get a photo of the fence for school. Then we all did!

We got to Cameron Corner to the memorial and took some photos of the corner - the intersection of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia borders.

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James Cameron lead a survey team to mark the junction of Qld, NSW and SA in the 1880's. The NSW government passed the 1884 land act and the Rabbit Proof Fence was constructed along the State borders in order to control the devastating numbers of the vermin. A bounty on Dingo scalps was increased to 1 pound in an attempt to control the native predator, and motor cars and lorries began to replace camel teams and bullock drays.

At 5614kms, the fence is the longest in the world.

Then we stopped in at the shop/pub/restaurant/camping ground/ jack of all trades building and spoke to Fenn the owner. He has been there for 3 years, after coming from Port Douglas. An interesting character. Lots of caps adorn the walls at this place. Got a couple of tea towels and had a chat for a while. There was heaps of money on the roof.. When we asked why, Fenn said that anyone who stays has to put the money on the roof without touching the roof.

We also saw a couple of pigs and 6 piglets.

Stopped in the middle of the nowhere yesterday for lunch and saw dingo and kangaroos tracks.

Sturt National Park is particulary famous for its magnificent red kangaroos. Grey and Euros can also been seen along with Emus, Brolgas and birds of prey. We could not believe how many kangaroos we saw on the trip to Cameron Corner. The abundant birdlife is due to the parks diverse eco systems. We saw heaps of wedgetail eagles, and lots of birdlife.

It felt like we spend the whole day driving and only got back after it got dark. Russell, Princess Fiona, Flora and Bloom went to the drive-in to see the Muppet Movie, while Chucky and Merry chatted to some locals at the 2 hotels in town. Chucky and one of the pub owners knew heaps of people in common.

Back for Tuna Bake, and bed. Big Day. About 300-350kms all up.