The thermals made all the difference between a good night and shivering! More jaffles for breakfast and then we were back on the road.
Carlin obviously has better eyesight than me as he was the one who spotted the small herd of camels adjacent to the road. We stopped for photos and he decided he wanted a closer look. They were just a curious about him!
The road was still straight, flat and dry.
Closer to the Northern Territory border (300km later) that started to change as we approached Warakurna. The Rawlinson Ranges started to appear in the distance. They run across the land from the NW to the SE and whilst they are only 700m high they do have an impact upon the local weather. It was these ranges that had funnelled the recent rainfall into this section of the Great Central Road.
The blue sky disappeared to be replaced by a very light drizzle.
From this point onwards there were several water crossings.
The flora also changed from bush looking trees to a tall thin tree that looked similar in shape to a cactus.
I had anticipated the river and creek crossings in this area might be an issue. However that proved to not be the case. They were mostly dry! The flooding was further east on the flat plains. Usually a road profile is for the high point to be in the middle with the surface falling to the verges. This profile was different. it was dish shaped with kilometres of road submerged by the recent rain.
We engaged 4WD and ploughed through the water. At times it came over the bonnet and you could feel the wheels slipping. Much of the time were drove on the higher ground at the verge. With all the excitement I forgot to take photos
However I did record some video which I will attempt to add below.
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