May 27th: it rained all night and we awoke to sea of mud around our van- another skill for us to learn! Choose higher ground next time! Fortunately I brought our Bogs (gumboots) with us and they proved invaluable!  Most of the occupants of the 50 or so other caravans, camper trailers or tents were in bare feet or thongs!

We managed to perch our Starlink on top on the cover for our skylight so we were able to turn it on intermittently during the day. We are totally off grid and will be until we reach Broome, and  so dependent on our solar panels to power our inverter to power our Skylink!

We read for a while- I am enjoying “True North” by Brenda Niall -the biography of the Durack sisters Mary and Elizabeth. We had haloumi fried on our induction hot plate for lunch. When there was a break in the rain we went for a walk around the camp ground to see how others were faring, which was mainly worse than we were! Those in tents had been inundated with water.

Jill & Craig are fortunately in a cabin, having seen the rain predicted. . They came for dinner  and I cooked pesto with broccolini and green beans and Jill brought a salad.




Road closed in and out of Mt Elizabeth Station








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  1. SuzannedaveyandnicbrownMay 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM

    Loving this Suzanne and Nic. I hope the rain is easing and you can get back on the road - Kerouac style!

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  2. Zell0608May 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM

    Dear Suzanne and Nic, Viewing your trip and photos I was going to quote Banjo Patterson "the vision splendid of the sunlit plains extended" from "my office, where a ray of sunlight struggles feebly" in Canberra's cold autumn ...until these rain photos. My agricultural roots tell me the station owners would be delighted although to you it might seem like a true travel adventure. Eliz XX
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