Back home and getting back to normal.
The Navara is in for its overdue service and a thorough check up after doing 15000 km on roads that ranged from perfect to terrible. Lots of things have shaken loose and need attention.
The body shop has looked at the dents in the Navara doors and reckoned that they will need the Ute for ten days to fix it.
The caravan is also going in for a service, warranty repairs and fix-ups as soon as we can book it in.
Hannah has joined the household. Hannah is a full sister to Tiffany, she is 8 weeks old and is already pushing her way into our lives.
We will be staying home for a while until all the maintenance has been done, some jobs around home have been done, and until the bank balance builds up again.
Friday, September 17
Saturday, September 11
Alice Springs
Hard to find a pic for today as we have about 2 dozen taken around Alice Springs and the McDonnell Ranges, and nearly all of them are screen savers. The locals say that they have had over 10 times their normal annual rain so far this year. The rain means that the desert is in bloom with flowers, shrubs, grass and trees splashing colours against the backdrop of the red Mcdonnell Ranges
I picked the shots of the Todd river flowing through Heavitree Gap and also flowing over the road as it is so unusual to see the Todd flowing.
When we first got here there was a trickle over the road that dried up over night, but after a couple of days of rain the Todd was flowing again.
If you look carefully you can just see Tiffany in the bottom right corner, sitting by the flooded road.
We will be moving out on Monday after doing the dog trials for the Alice Springs Obedience Dog Club
Sunday, September 5
Devils Marbles
We had a night at Camooweal, which was hot during the day and most of the night until some rain cooled things down. There has been lots of rain up here as the drive along the Barkley Highway was like driving through park lands with wild flowers in bloom, lush green grass, shrubs and trees, and lots of surface water too.
Last night was at Tennant Creek. Kathy asked about staying 2 nights and the woman at the desk asked "Why would you want to stay here for two nights?", so we didn't. On the way out of the Tennant Creek site I brushed against a site marker and dented the passenger side doors on the Navara. I tell everyone that asks about the dents that we were crossing a creek when a croc attacked, but not many believe me.
Now in Alice Springs preparing for the trials at the weekend. The pic was taken at the Devils Marbles site during a break from driving.
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