The Gibb

Monday 17th
So with supplies very low we said goodbye to Manning Gorge, and with the encouragement of quite a few people we headed east on the Gibb along with a lot of other vehicles. We grabbed a couple of loaves of bread from the roadhouse at $6.50 each and some fuel at $2.30L. The road was again fine but very dusty with so many vehicles travelling close so we took it slow. There were cattle and more cattle then road works and quite pretty scenery through the hills. We made good time so we kept going passed our last free camp spot on the road and decided to see if we could make it to the main road.

The view of the Pentecost River and the mountains was very spectacular.The road had got worse as the corrugation had got deeper and wider and you had to slow down around the corners otherwise you jumped right off the road. Car and caravan all together!

This was the Pentecost River crossing. Tim was again ready for this adventure. It wasn't too deep but rocky.
Once over the other side we come across a lady in a commodore ute with something in the tyre. She said it was making a high pitch noise  so she wanted to take it off. We put family stickers on the car before we left and I could only find a mechanic one for Tim and Tim said that is him on this trip. Constant mechanical work, and he was a hero in this situation, finding a rock in between the brake and wheel rim. They were very happy when they got going again.
So about 5pm we got to our camping spot on the highway and WE DID THE GIBB! Nothing broken, a bit of drinking water and 2 packets of biscuits left. It was an adventure and some great scenery.