17 Apr 2025

 17 Apr 2025

I am not sure exactly what time it started raining over night, I didn't look and tried to ignore it, but by this morning the predicted 10-40mm looked to be getting towards the latter end of that estimate. It has been wet, to very wet most of the day, finally starting to dry off late this afternoon.

Anyway, digs for last night were in Norseman and to be honest I think the idea of ditching the tent was a great one (actually looks like ditching the tent most of the way home is likely after looking at the weather forecasts!).

Last nights accommodation, obviously before the rain.

When I left Norseman this morning I wondered if any of the roads would be cut as it wasn't beyond imagining given the size of some of the "puddles" on the road out of town. Anyway it wasn't to be and as such a day of driving in the rain was entered into.

Instant lake (behind the trees) just add road run off

I stopped for fuel a few times, interestingly most of the highway servos are BP in Western Australia, and they all have 98 Premium, which I need for the new engine. So much better than the trash you get once you cross the WA border, lets just say the quality leaves a lot to be desired in some places. Such a shame it can't be BP all the way across TBH.

Useful distances signpost

Accommodation at a roadhouse tonight, and one in the middle of nowhere, it is great and BP too haha! We're going just a little retro I think

Hmmm, unfortunately as I write this, it appears that the rain has managed to catch up with me. Forecast is for thunderstorms most of the night and morning tomorrow. Hopefully it is a forecast they have gotten wrong. It has been known to happen...