24th
June 2007
1
week later, Convoy leaves Mornington Wilderness
After
unusual heavy rains delayed our departure
![DSC00093](/ul/blog/mailasail.com/kanaloa@mailasail.com/21/jpgqw4yMVkiVo.jpg)
This
put David’s 4 wheel driving skills to the test
![DSC00097](/ul/blog/mailasail.com/kanaloa@mailasail.com/21/jpgthgODFPSrm.jpg)
Sliding
around as if on ice for 100 kms
![DSC00098](/ul/blog/mailasail.com/kanaloa@mailasail.com/21/jpg2AsJeslCF8.jpg)
![DSC00114](/ul/blog/mailasail.com/kanaloa@mailasail.com/21/jpg0PL2Ekki5C.jpg)
Once
back on the Gibb River road,
Imintji
filling station gave us all a welcome break
![DSC00113](/ul/blog/mailasail.com/kanaloa@mailasail.com/21/jpgLPRdKurf5Q.jpg)
Do
these back windscreens need a wash?
![DSC00130](/ul/blog/mailasail.com/kanaloa@mailasail.com/21/jpg06CAKX8KDY.jpg)
Monitor
lizard gets a fright as we drive past it in the river
![DSC00124](/ul/blog/mailasail.com/kanaloa@mailasail.com/21/jpgmqP89WClMk.jpg)
Finally
on some dry road
![DSC00137](/ul/blog/mailasail.com/kanaloa@mailasail.com/21/jpgWO2z7JIgbo.jpg)
Windjamma
coral reef guards the way out of the Kimberleys
![DSC00135](/ul/blog/mailasail.com/kanaloa@mailasail.com/21/jpgOkTZTR9YBH.jpg)
![DSC00141](/ul/blog/mailasail.com/kanaloa@mailasail.com/21/jpgKyN4Chwwoc.jpg)
Boab
tree looks prehistoric too
![DSC00138](/ul/blog/mailasail.com/kanaloa@mailasail.com/21/jpgms8Cjb06aw.jpg)
We
made it by nightfall
![DSC00150](/ul/blog/mailasail.com/kanaloa@mailasail.com/21/jpgAd9qTBkp3F.jpg)
Next
morning, back on the tarmac in Derby
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