I posted this on another forum but thought some of our fellow GN's might get a laugh out of some of my experiences too.  These experiences happened in my very early days of tenting and campervanning and were many years ago.  The best sleep I ever had was in the driveway entrance to a cemetery, the neighbours were very quiet...my stories......

Bush Camping.......Once had a homemade Mitsibushi Express campervan with a sliding sun roof.  One night I drove down a track not far from Barkley Homstead and found a place well off the road to spend the night.  I had the roof open so I could see the stars.  While sleeping, I heard a scraping and scuffling sound outside the van and on standing up with a torch saw a couple of dingos licking and chewing on my vehicle tyres.    They took off when I yelled at them. 

A little while later a car came down the track and a woman and her young  son parked close to me (I thought that was a bit risky, I could have been Jack the Ripper or Vic the Stripper or something) and started to set up their tent.  When I told them my story they immediately packed up and took off in a hurry.

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With the same van, after a visit to Uluru, I decided to drive through to Warburton on the Tjukaruru Rd (track).  As it was getting dark, I decided to drive well off the road into the bush (no track) where I couldnt be seen and spend the night.  After making something to eat, I cleaned up and as it was now dark decided to settle down for the night.  It was pitch black and eerie and dead quiet.  I started to feel spooked and wondered if something happened to me how long it would be before someone found my body.  Not being able to sleep I eventually ended up driving out and back towards Uluru and spent the night by the side of the road until day break.

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On another occasion with the same van, I was driving between Mt Magnet and Mullewa and pulled into a bush track to spend the night.  I was awoken by the headlights and noisy engine of a vehicle right behind my campervan and loud voices and clanging and banging. 

Not wanting to get out of the vehicle for obvious reasons and my vehicle being lit up by the vehicle lights behind me I decided to lay dogo and see what happened next.   After a little while that seemed like an eternity, there was lots of door slamming  and they drove off.  I can only assume they were refuelling their vehicle. 

Now well spooked, I ended up driving into the next town and parked on the roadway outside the Council Chambers until dawn.  If the local police saw me they didnt wake me and I slept ok for the rest of the night.

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In my tenting days, I drove just off the Highway up north of WA, and set up my tent in the middle of nowhere and being dark settled down for the night.  Hearing heavy footfalls outside my tent, I nearly freaked out, but on sticking my head outside the tent found I was in the middle of a group of cattle that had apparently decided to come in nearer the highway for the grass.  Not wanting to be stomped on in the middle of the night I packed up and left.  A bit risky (roos etc) driving at that time of night but better than the alternative.  Ended up pulling into an isolated servo and sleeping in the vehicle opposite that. 

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