2 July Wolf Creek Crater

Wolf Creek is at the beginning of the Tanami Track. Wolf Creek is a meteorite crater that is 300,000 years old in the middle of nowhere. It is second largest meteorite crater in the world. It is quite impressive to see. We had been eagerly awaiting our trip to Wolf Creek not so much for its natural significance but rather for its significance as a setting for a really creepy Australian horror film called “Wolf Creek.” Sam and Tim had been looking for a copy of the movie since Broome. To no avail until we reached Halls Creek. Halls Creek is a tiny town at the start of the Tanami. At the visitors centre they sold copies of the Wolf Creek movie with a “free” T-Shirt with a picture of a knife dripping in blood and a skull for $40. Apparently this deal had been so popular that there were only size 22 and 24 T-shirts left. Sam couldn’t resist (especially with a bit of encouragement from Chris and Tim) and bought the movie/Tshirt package. Gee he looked so happy as he went into the centre to make his purchase.
Everyone refused to watch the movie except Sam, Chris and Tim. In case you don’t know the film, it is about a group of backpackers travelling days through remote Australian desert to Wolf Creek and their car breaking down. A man offers to “take them back to his workshop” and it is blood and gore from there. Watched under the bright moon next to Wolf Creek crater added to the ambiance. Unfortunately, and some how not surprisingly, the movie was crap. That didn’t matter because the boys have had a lot fun quoting scenes from the movie and making creepy suggestions. Even spookier, the next morning we couldn’t get into the boot of our car due to a problem with the boot lock. May have been a moment for the guy from “the workshop”… Instead Chris saved the day and sorted out the problem. Unfortunately Chris was starting to have even more problems with his car so fingers crossed the road to Alice wouldn’t be too bad.