There was a tailwind as we drove south to the Threeways, which became a crosswind after we turned east onto the Barkly Hwy. It was an easy uneventful drive on quality roads, with our fuel consumption just under 20L/100kms.
We refuelled at Barkly Homestead before finding a powered site where we could set up the satellite dish without any obstruction from trees.
In late August a freak storm brought down trees, damaged vehicles and caused the temporary closure of the caravan park. The ABC News site included a photo of a tree blown over, while there are still tarps on some cabins, and broken branches on several trees.
Clouds formed during the afternoon and there were tiny spits of rain. By early evening there was some thunder and interesting skies, followed by a short period of strong gusts and rain.
Radar images show we were just at the northern edge of the storm.
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