Day 43 - Rabbit Flat

No photos here - we were too stressed to even think about photos.  The mean-spirited old biddy was as nice as pie this morning and we filled the petrol tanks $229!!!   However we discovered that the southern part of the Tanami was awash, in fact most of central Australia is awash, with inches of very unseasonal rain.  Last year in June/July/August not a drop of rain fell.  This year is another story.  Apparently there are road trains bogged in the mud down near Alice Springs and returning to Halls Creek was not an option either as there was an impassable section just over the border.  So we were stuck in the middle, all alone.  We might have been tempted to wait a couple of days, but as we didn't have access to the campground, toilets and showers, it would have been too uncomfortable.  They suggested we go 45 kms back towards Halls Creek and turn onto an even more minor road and head north to a place called Lajamanu, an aboriginal community 230 kms north of the Tanami.  They contacted the police there and told them we were coming and we had to check in when we arrived there, otherwise they were going to come looking for us.  With hindsight, it was all very exciting, but we are pleased it's over.  The road was quite good and we carried on for another 110kms to Wave Hill where we picked up the bitumen and got to Top Springs for the night.  Another long day with a trailer full of mud.