Graham and Julie’s Camping Adventure - Part 3 - The Trip Home

Thursday, we awoke to rumbling skies and intermittent showers, my thoughts flickered to our "Beer Box" vent cover, but Graham had assured me there was enough duct tape on it to withstand anything. We had a quick group chat with Callan and Melinda about the weather forecast of rain and the real threat of flash floods if we had heavy rain here. Flash flooding could potentially stop travel, and as lovely as it was in Arkaroola, with our jury-rigged vent cover, we decided on a quick departure. After all, we'd seen enough dry creek beds with giant gums to see how deep and wide the creeks could become. Admittedly, the thought of damp roads offering a dust-free drive was also rather irresistible. Mindful that this would still be a bumpy, dusty road, I was careful in packing up, snugging up cupboards with cushions and wrapping many things in bags, hopeful I'd keep the dust clean-up at the en d of the trip to a minimum. We didn't get to a few planned hikes, but we conso...