A slow start today as we only had a two hour drive ahead of us. Ben had changed the GPS car symbol to a big ball, which was the opposite to how the drive actually was. Bumpy & windy-averaging 70km/hr -driving defensively in case any ***** was oncoming in the middle of the road. The car passengers grew quieter as we approached the intersection with the Old Telegraph Line Track (OTT) a rough track for "experienced" 4WDers. We had to go on this track for 10kms (!!) to get to our next pre-booked campsite for the following two nights.
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| Old Telegraph Track entrance |
After a couple of kms we came across the 'ford' we had heard about : a 20m stretch of water we had to cross. We parked up so we could watch others cross. When it was our turn, Vin was feeling confident - more than I can say for the passengers!! The bow wave nearly went over the bonnet!! The exit was nerve racking (for me hiding behind the camera) and as we came up the cutting we heard a loud scrapping noise - "Oh no - now what"? On further inspection we discovered the guard plate under the car had lost all four bolts and bent backwards! Nothing a few zip ties (I think they call it "bush mechanics") couldn't fix. The car that came over behind us had done many crossings all over the OTT and said that this had been one of the deepest! A few more k's along the track & we hit the campground - relief!!
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