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Up early again and I made some personal calls etc and then we got on the road for 9. We drove South on the Stuart Highway and then turned off for Alice Springs. It was a beautiful sunny morning without a cloud in the sky when we left Alice Springs. As we were driving a major thunderstorm arrived....
In the desert areas in central Aus they have major flash floods and every 1km or so they have flood ways and creeks crossing the road. Most of the year it is all dry and desert but in the wet season they have to close the roads. We were in a tiny car. As we drove along we saw loads of bigger cars than us that had broken down next to creeks as they had got water in their engines. We just went really slowing and I got out and waded through them first to check if they were too deap. Never-the-less at one point we were aqua-planing and water was coming up through the engine and on to the windscreen. Each time we went through a creek we were giggling and praying that we would get through. Very scary and also very much fun.
This picture was taken just before a creek. The guy had tried to go through the creek too fast and his bumper came off. Oops!
We arrived at Kings Cannon and went on the short walk up towards the centre of the Cannon. We had to turn round as the creek was over flowing on the path and Kim was not comfortable continuing. On the walk back to the car the storm arrived again and we just got back to the car before we got soaked.
When we got to Kings Cannon Resort Kim checked in to a dorm and I put my tent up just before it started raining heavily again. Kim was desperate for a beer having driven through the water for the last couple of hours. We went to the Thirsty Dingo Bar and got chatting to the staff that were having a major drinking session on their day off. After the first drink it was still raining really heavily so we decided not to head back to the Canon for sunset.
We had an awesome afternoon/evening in the bar.Photos:
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