>>2134405>camping in a State Forest, middle of nowhere>no towns or humans around for at least 200km>we're way off the track too, using the front of the Landcruiser to push over small trees, saplings and bushes until we get deep enough >finally get to a spot we like>set up camp>good gem fossicking country>set up a campfire>a wallaby comes over to us>we give him a biscuit>it hops away>not even 1min later, park ranger does pic related>friendly old cunt in his 60s>"gday fellas, howre'ya goin?">put some tea on for him and we make polite conversation>mentions he hasnt seen any other people for almost 6 months>complains for a while how lonely it is out here>"you cunts watch out for abandoned mine shafts, ya hear? they're everywhere around this country, full of big asbestos crystals growin'">"also there's some other cunts camping in that direction *points into the trees* about 5 mile away, seemed kinda sketchy so I dont talk to em much">he finishes his tea>it's nearly dark now>"alright lads, stay out of trouble ey? catchya round like a rissole">disappears back into the bushdidnt hear any sort of vehicle. next morning we tried looking for traces of where he even went but there was no sign of him. according to maps there wasnt even any ranger station or shelter for almost 100 miles in any direction, save for an abandoned mining town a few k's away.
a couple days later we went to find this other "sketchy couple" and they were gem fossickers as well. really fucking sketchy cunts, he was right. when we talked to them the tension in the air was so thick you could cut it with a knife. like they'd recently found something big and were ready to kill us to keep it a secret.
so we let them be.
going camping in the Aussie bush is pretty wild sometimes.
the rest of the week was uneventful though. explored an abandoned mining town, found some dead animal skeletons and a plush toy bear that was in perfect condition sitting in the middle of a field
