Not quite what we had in mind!

[Greynomad]

In the early 70s I drove my HT Holden from Melbourne to Newcastle via Griffith.
I was diverted by the cops because the Hume Highway was cut by floodwaters.
Every time I came to an intersection where I wanted to turn north there was a copper redirecting traffic to the west.
Ended up driving through about 20 miles of axle-deep water despite copper's warning.
Got to Ncle with a rumbling noise coming from the rear at anything over 40mph.
Dad crawled under & found the water had washed all the grease out of my rear universal, & it was barely hanging together. Lucky he was a mechanic! All fixed next day with a new universal & a warning NOT to drive through floodwaters of ANY depth on my return to Melbourne.
Amazing that I didn't encounter a serious wash-away along the way!
We do some stupid things when we're young, eh?

[Col49]

Peter and Sandra are on the move again crossing the Simpson, I wish them well and all the gremlins were left behind in the shed this time.

[GoinBush]

What a coincidence. I was just reading this thread and went back to the homepage and Peter and Sandra are logged on. I must be phizchic.

[Peter and Sandra]

Yup been home for a couple of weeks now, gremlins played up on the last few days of travel but we got home ok.
Peter n Margret's turn this year after spending a week camped between two dune crests in the middle of the Simpson after a rear axle snapped.

[GoinBush]

Yup been home for a couple of weeks now, gremlins played up on the last few days of travel but we got home ok.
Peter n Margret's turn this year after spending a week camped between two dune crests in the middle of the Simpson after a rear axle snapped.

There are worse places to be stuck for a week I guess