Hi all,
Well, we've just clocked over five years at Mt Dare, we've had an interesting, sometimes challenging, with a few quite terrifying times here.
We started in drought in march 2009, survived the floods of 2011 & 2012, managed to lose two cars to the floods, survived the plague of mice, rats & bugs that occur after the floods & are now moving back into Drought.
But as happens with all things it's time to move on, Karen & I have been offered a challenge to manage a Caravan Park in
Tennant Creek, it's pretty run down & will need a lot of TLC to get it back up to where it should be.
That, with the move back to the Territory & all of the associated challenges that will provide will keep us occupied for some time to come.
We've had a varied life at Mt Dare, with managing the pub, dealing with a variety of interesting, strange & sometimes painful people, dealing with tourists, local
police, national park personnel, medical emergencies, vehicle accidents & breakdowns, trailer repairs &
Simpson Desert recoveries.
We've made some good friends on both sides of the Desert as
well as in
Alice Springs, & ExplorOz & hope to maintain those friendships.
I personally will miss the sometimes hectic life here, but am definitely ready for a change, moving back to a small town will provide that.
Karen, Connor & I would like to thank Dave & Mellissa for letting us grow into our positions at Mt Dare, & wish them
well for the future.