It was a slow start to the day after an enjoyable late night and sleeping under the stars on Killara station. Justin and Julie McClure kindly hosted a hearty breakfast for us before we began to make our way to Tibooburra.

Today’s Bone Head Award went to Teresa Carlson. During yesterday’s rally a fellow driver informed her she was dragging some wire behind her. Thinking nothing of it, she continued until she heard loud thuds coming from behind the vehicle. On
stopping for a closer inspection, she realised she had been dragging a fence behind her!

It was an easy ride into Tibooburra. With long, straight roads that seem to stretch for miles, we sailed through the day over the 450km run. We stopped off for a quick lunch at the Wanaaring Hotel, before pushing through the final stretch of our journey.

Tibooburra boasts two pubs, a servo with local store and a drive in movie theatre – of which we made great use! Squeezing 45 cars into a 12 car carpark was a laugh. The theme was ‘boots and bonnets’, referring to the boot and bonnet of your car. But a few people decided to dress up their own, personal boots and bonnets – donning colourful hats and shoes. Roz, Sharyn and Teresa got into the spirit, wearing tutu’s
and sparkling hats.

Before the main feature, we paid tribute to a great friend and veteran of the Great Escape, Mal Bowman, who sadly passed away recently. Although he couldn’t be with us tonight, he certain was in spirit. In true Mal form we raised a glass of brandy and lit a smoke, as we saluted and said good bye to a great mate.

Sitting closely by the fire, the bar or getting cozy in the back seat, we watched the
original Dukes of Hazard and settled in for the night. Tomorrow is a big day as we
reach the apex of our journey – The Burke and Wills Dig Tree!