The Big Flood Recedes!

Finally the big flood has receded and it's a good thing, I was starting to feel claustrophobic! So I hopped into the good ole jeep and off I went. I must admit I was a little apprehensive because I had heard so many stories about the flood. Even the big tractor trailers could not go through for a couple of days. Not only was it quite deep across the road, it was flooded for almost 3 kilometers straight. But when I got to the spot, I hopped in behind a road train and it really wasn't bad at all. The deepest point by this time was only about 30 centimeters. That isn't very deep but the danger is that if something bigger and going fast passes you in the opposite direction, I could have been surfed off the road in the wash. But everyone gets out of the way of the big road trains so I just cruised! The first picture is looking out over the flood plain, the second one I took by holding the camera out the window and pointing it back, both were taken while I was driving, I couldn't stop, I would have lost my escort. The third pic is of the parking lot at a restaurant just beside the Adelaide River. The river is very tidal so when the tide was in, it added to the overall problem. I spent the night in Darwin and by the next day when I returned, the road was almost dry but the water was still up to the shoulders on the sides of the road. One more exciting adventure to ad to the list.