Unbelievable :O

You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

Quote from: Fizzie on March 20, 2026, 06:25:17 PMHow'd you go with your re-sup run, Wayne?

Looks like you're going to cop it again!  

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-20/katherine-major-flood-warning-cyclone-narelle/106479164

The run out was fun. I trully mean that. Had a blast. (the last time i did that road the mud was the same but we had the new 3T van on the back... so... more focus... less "fun")

Coles (as is normal for them) in Kununurra, couldn't supply over half our order. Thankfully i found the IGA in town and hit that hard...

With a 40L drawer fridge in the fit out in the back (set to -18), plus a 73L dual zone fridge/freezer (also set as a freezer), plus a 60L (borrowed) Engel in the back seat running a fridge only, plus a new TV from Betta, (our bedroom TV had died after only 16 years) plus a seriously large amount of dry food, plus a massive chemist run...

I was well stocked for the return trip. (I had casks of water, plus slabs of soft drink in the footwell behind me, plus in the passengers side footwell, and loaves of bread on the passengers seat too.

This time however... the top half of the Buchanan hwy had been dumped on. So it was a slip n slide. Many times I was sidesways (one way... then the other)

The lower sections wearn't as bad as I've seen them in the past... but they were an interesting drive.

But the 16klm section from the gate to community? oh that a whole new level of "fun"...

The All4Adventure team got nothing on that. Water in multiple places across the track half way up the doors. And mud... so much mud...

Left Kununurra at 10:30am WA time (so 12pm NT) and made it home at 6:45pm... (normally a 4.5h drive)

Hit the car with the Karcher and cleaned enough mud off to access the back and unload/offload the fridges.

The track is officially closed now.

As for the current Cyclone, Narrelle went north of us. (Jasper Gorge blocks us a fair bit), Looks like Katherine got off light this time. (compared to last time)

We still have to make the drive to Darwin on the 1st of May to pick up our next family member. Tilly the Samoyed, who is flying in from Wilton in NSW at midnight that evening.

If the road dries out a bit by then, we'll take the Kedron with us... Otherwise, we'll take the Troopy only and motel it.

Quote from: Hairs on March 21, 2026, 08:59:59 AMLast night, we the, Lawrence Rodeo Committee held our presentation night, for the clubs, groups that help us stage this wonderful community event.
We gave back to the Clarence Community $32,600.00.
A record amount.
The groups that benefited from this were.

Lawrence Hall Committee
Public School P&C
Westlawn Tigers Soccer Club
Harwood Cricket Club
Lawrence Cricket Club
Grafton's District 4WD club
Lawrence Rural Fire brigade
Lower Clarence Pony Club
United Cricket Club
Lawrence Community Pre School
Maclean Campdraft
Maclean Scottish Town Dancers
Maclean High Ag Department
Maclean Pipe Band
St Joseph's Primary School
Lawrence SES
Maclean Show Society
Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Team Aiden Grafton
Harvest Festival
Lawrence Cricket Club.

The three Lawrence locals, aged between 12 and 16, will travel to Texas in October as part of the Australian team competing in the World Mini Bull Riding Championships, they each received a donation to help with travel.

A wonderful night was had by all.

I miss the old Australia with community stickin together for events like this

Last night, we the, Lawrence Rodeo Committee held our presentation night, for the clubs, groups that help us stage this wonderful community event.
We gave back to the Clarence Community $32,600.00.
A record amount.
The groups that benefited from this were.

Lawrence Hall Committee
Public School P&C
Westlawn Tigers Soccer Club
Harwood Cricket Club
Lawrence Cricket Club
Grafton's District 4WD club
Lawrence Rural Fire brigade
Lower Clarence Pony Club
United Cricket Club
Lawrence Community Pre School
Maclean Campdraft
Maclean Scottish Town Dancers
Maclean High Ag Department
Maclean Pipe Band
St Joseph's Primary School
Lawrence SES
Maclean Show Society
Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Team Aiden Grafton
Harvest Festival
Lawrence Cricket Club.

The three Lawrence locals, aged between 12 and 16, will travel to Texas in October as part of the Australian team competing in the World Mini Bull Riding Championships, they each received a donation to help with travel.

A wonderful night was had by all.


You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

Chuck Norris, Dies.

86 years young.

You don't use magic to disappear, ya use a 4x4 & Swag.

Hope it all goes well BD.I'd call for tags but the pic is too large & I can't be stuffed trying to alter it. We need to get back into that desert again. I look like doing the CSR again with youngest son next year, probably June.

How'd you go with your re-sup run, Wayne?

Looks like you're going to cop it again!  

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-20/katherine-major-flood-warning-cyclone-narelle/106479164

Wallaroo Holiday Park, where we've just seen something for the first time ever!

Its called SUN Fizzie. Bit surprised you haven't seen it before but then I realized you come from Qld where the clouds and rain blot it out.

As part of our trip, we'll be going down to Uluru so just booked a site ... at the Ayers Rock Campground! 

Quote from: Hairs on March 20, 2026, 08:51:52 AMI have the solution

Or just dig another canal