Today we had our first really disastrous drama. One of those big problems that can bring a holiday to a grinding halt. We are all safe, and no one was hurt, but we are very glad that we were so close to home before having a significant problem.
We were trucking along really well until 1pm when all of a sudden, while we were driving across a bridge, there was a bang, and then I could hear the trailers safety chain dragging on the road. Then we could smell rubber. We managed to pull over safely just after the bridge, and discovered that a leaf spring on the trailer had snapped. So the wheel arch on the passenger side was resting on the tyre.
Thankfully, we had phone signal and were able to call a tow truck. Our trailer got towed to Moura, where it will be repaired. We will have to come back and collect it next week sometime. Good thing Moura is only 7 hours from home.
It took an hour and a half for us to pull out all the non-essential-for-the-next-week things out of the car, and all the things we will need out of the trailer and swap them.
We made it to Wandoan by 6.30 instead of 4 like we planned. Now we have a really good reason to go back to visit John & Jo next weekend too.
Ah well, what is an adventure without a dramatic disaster story?
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| Wide load we had to pull over and wait for. |
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| Our broken spring. :( |
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