Driving around the outback can be interesting. I was heading out from Broken Hill to Tibooburra for a job, the skies were clouded and heavy, and the boss pointed out that if it rained it could be a couple of weeks before they saw me again. The old Aussie spirit kicked in though, fearlessly I headed north...
It rained. The roads were closed. Within an hour of turning around I'd hit a Cockatoo, a skippy, and a bush chook (Emu) on the slippery clay road just south of Packsaddle. I didn't get to Tibooburra, but I did get back!
A word of warning for all you daredevils that like travelling the outback, take food, take water (lots of it) and a swag. If it had rained any heavier than it did I'd still be there, but at least I'd be dining on my supplies and the wildlife I could kill with the front of the ute!!!
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