Tuesday 11th July

We both woke up early, so we headed off along the Gibb River Road. It was as corrugated as we remembered until we reached the recently graded section. Imagine our surprise when even that was surpassed by 18k of “major upgrades”. It was like a bitumen road, smooth and fast. Of course, all good things come to an end. The last 20k of the Kalumburu road before the Mitchell Falls turnoff was a nightmare. And the Mitchell Falls road was good in sections and bone rattling in others. After 424k’s there were 3 casualties for the day:
1) The radio aerial has detached itself after getting the bends in Gregory NP
2) David’s beer glass smashed inside the drawer (Overwork perhaps).
3) The front number plate cover