Simpson Holiday Day 5

DAY 5

25^th June:

Our second day at Mt Ive Station. A pretty chilly morning. Poor Stu and Bruce up at 4am chasing off swiping foxes from around the camping area. Jamie was crying with cold and sore fingers again (I knew how she felt) and Mike was too cold to eat cereal!!! Another meltdown morning J

On the road again about 9am. We had a little more exploring to do around the station before heading on to our next location. Pete filled up his water supplies in the T-Van. They are very nice people at Mt Ive Station.

We set off towards Lake Gairdner. Stopping along the way for a walk up the river bed to view the organ pipes at Kath’s Castle and to walk along the 1892 built dam wall. Finally we got glimpses of the beautiful Lake Gairdner, smaller in size to Lake Ayer but beautiful pristine views and reflections. It had water in it just above ankle deep but the white salt pans that formed the bed were spectacular. Nestled amongst the red rock ranges the lake forms the northern boundary of the station.

We enjoyed playing in and around the lake, taking in the views and lots of photographs. We had our lunch there, before packing up, returning maps and gate keys to the homestead.