Simply cycling around
Barunga festival is finished and I’m half happy about it. At least I was camping for cheap for few days and see a little of the aboriginal culture. My next destination is Litchfield park where I will spend 4 days until Darwin. Let’s go!
Third day in Barunga, the campsite is definitively full and I there is still some people coming. I’m surprised to see that people just come now. And I’m even more surprised to that the aboriginal family that camp next to me and came here for the event spent most of their time near their tent.
Today, Barunga festival has full started. a lot more caravan and tent appear on the different campsites. There is 7 camp around the village and all of them are nearly full. There is music, some sport competition I did not follow at all and some different workshops I’d like to participate too but it’s another $35. There is a supermarket as well which is good for me because I’ll need some more bread and other things. But the price are cracking expensive. Better than the roadhouses but still high. And finally, we could see some Aboriginal traditional dance.
I left as early as I could this morning and arrived at the festival just when they opened the doors :-) Perfect timing! This is more the preparation day and there is not much to do but at least I paid to sleep somewhere so it’s better than nothing. The guy are repeating on the main stage and the shops are taking place around. Lucky me, this community has even a library so I’ve been there for one hour to charge my phone and laptop :-)
I’m still not sure if I’m going to the Festival or not as I’ve discovered that the price was $40 per person and not free as said the woman I met about a week ago at the Pink Panther Roadhouse. I know the turn off is something like 50km after Mataranka so I will stop somewhere there for the night and will decide tonight.
Second lazy day off :-) I’ve never read that much haha. But I enjoy it. Today, I’m going to visit Mataranka falls and unfortunately already two persons told how it is so I won’t have any surprise. Anyway, the walk should be nice, especially during the morning before it gets too hot. Let’s go!
A relaxing day today. This campsite is very nice and very quiet. I think I said that already :-) I’ve got nothing to do, no pedaling, no internet browsing, no swimming but reading! I’ve started a book a while ago and I very happy to finally have nothing else to do than reading. And later this afternoon I’ll check the Roper river which is 5 minutes far from where I am. Busy schedule today! ;-)