Looks like we got us a Convoy!!

Knock on the door at 8 am to advise us that the caravan park was closing due to expected damage and we needed to get out....the road was being closed at midday.
We were advised to go towards Mount Magnet to be on the outskirts of the expected path....we all packed up and off we went ....in convoy.
Another 120km East....back into the desert, red dirt and scrubby bushes.
The caravan park owner at Mt Magnet could not believe his luck...people arriving from all directions. He managed to squeeze us all in.
37 degrees and very windy.
The main Street has a butcher....boarded up, open air cinema...boarded up, 2 pubs...one open, IGA ....closed but promises it opens tomorrow, a seniors shed... $8 lunch on Tuesdays, Cafe...boarded up, trading post..closed, Aboriginal Art Centre...boarded up.   BUT....the Roadhouse just outside town had ice creams....worth the walk.
So we are all sitting waiting to see what will happen at 11pm when it gets to us.

Comments

  1. Melanie11 April 2021 at 03:49

    Nice to see your smiles... and a longer distance from Geraldton!

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  2. Hans Kunnen11 April 2021 at 17:19

    I looks like the centre of the cyclone passed to the south of you. Trust you are OK. Plenty of wind and rain? I’m looking forward to your next update. Those Magnums looked good.

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  3. Lisa Browne11 April 2021 at 17:33

    You both look great. Do big winds follow you everywhere?

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  4. Ruth12 April 2021 at 00:57

    Oh my goodness! What an adventure! Tuck in tight you guys!

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