We were up early today with me finding my right ear totally blocked, with wax I presume. As a result I didn't feel capable of driving and Sue took the reins driving to Mataranka 168 km up the track. When we arrived I located the Mataranka Health Centre run by the Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation. I had hoped to see a doctor to have my ears syringed as has been the case in the past back in Melbourne. Unfortunately this was not to be the case and I was assigned to a young male trainee nursing aide who was clearly still on L plates as he was reading an instruction booklet while proceeding to try and clear my ear. After a long period without success we both agreed to give up trying, myself quite readily given the trepidation with which I'd agreed to this in the first place. The annoying thing is that I was well aware of their being a female general practitioner present as well as a fully trained nurse. Sue the drove us the short distance to Bitter Springs campground where we managed to secure ourselves a nice shady spot in a ferny glade. Sue then tackled the laundry in the 37° C heat before we both took our pool noodles which we'd brought on this trip and walked to the Bitter Springs waterhole. This was the highlight of the day as we let the current take us half a kilometre down the small stream floating with our noodles as we were surrounded by lovely fan ferns and tall palms. The evening was spent kicking back with a salad, schnitzel and a beer to round out an excellent end to the day.
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