We were too tired to make it all the way to Cervantes on the first day, and spotted a track going off the main highway, that ran along the edge of a mining property amongst the shrubs and bushes. It was pretty sandy, but clearly no one had been down it for a while, there was another track that ran just off it for a few metres, and we decided to park there for the night, and set up camp.
We were by no means the first, as just round the corner of our spot, someone had broken down and left their white 1974 Toyota Corolla sedan by the track. It was in a right old state, but Darren of course had to open it up and find its manufacture date, and see if the oil cap would fit ours etc. He has such faith in Toyota he even reckoned he could get it started if he tried. Fortunately he didn’t try. Also nearby was an old broken tape recorder on the ground, bizarrely almost completely free from dust – haven’t seen one of those for a while!
PS – I discovered today, Thurs 25 March, that Darren is now the proud owner of a rear view mirror (circa 1974, manufacturer: Toyota), which he uses when shaving… Now I WONDER where he got that from?...
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