I had the worst nights sleep you could imagine tossing and turning stressing if the suspension repair I did was going to be adequate for these rough roads.
We got up at first light and after packing a few last minute items away we drove up to the station to fill one and a half of our tanks up with water as thats all we should need for the next 4 days and we do not want to carry too much water or weight.
We then nervously drove down this very corrugated and extremely rough rd and we pulled over and checked everything every time we had an opportunity to get off the road safely. Every check was ok so we were growing in confidence but not allowing ourselves to be complacent so we continued the very slow and steady approach.
Even the very slow and steady pace was still extremely rough, the roads really are that bad.
But to our absolute relief we made it to our camp ground and it was a beautiful spot right on the actual Gibb River. There were a lot of people here. You can swim in the river as it is a nice shallow stretch of water so it is easy to check for crocodiles.
We spent the day relaxing and splashing around in the water very happy that we are on the right track to get out of this area without breaking anything else....fingers crossed.
Sadly we cant say the same for other people. It truly is a harsh environment. Everyone speaks of their problems and we are still seeing flat bed tow trucks go past with 4wd's etc on them, so we are pretty lucky at this point.
We do have a couple of broken cupboard latches but I think I have some spares with us. The plastic latches are just not up to the torture of these roads.
We made a nice chicken dish for tea and did the usual tv and bed. I was absolutely drained from the stresses of the last few days!