It’s been an eventful few days here in Kununurra.
We flew in, full of mixed emotion - glad to be out of our forced isolation, but devastated to have come back to ‘Kunners’ under such circumstances, and without a clear way forward. Mechanics in town need a minimum of 2 weeks, usually closer to 6 weeks to even look at it.
The tow truck that got us out wasn’t exactly unscathed either. He broke down himself some 30km from where he picked us up, sending his fan through the radiator. He also snapped a differential and a few other driveline items.
Then, closer to Kununurra, he managed to snap all the engine mounts, causing the engine to twist, stopping the truck permanently. The company needed three tow trucks in the end: one to get us most of the way, then one to rescue the broken truck, and a third to finish our ride to town. A nightmare!
Whilst this was going on, we put a call out on Facebook on what to do about the car, which yielded a flurry of suggestions, including to ship a replacement part from Darwin. We did just that - a new shock was delivered overnight.
Then, armed with some online comments, our trusty little toolkit and YouTube, Wiebe limped the car to the park across the road, and set to work. You aren’t allowed to perform maintenance in the caravan park.
And so, from the smouldering ashes of despair rises up the mighty Disco, reborn and ready to start again! Hopefully Max’s drawings can stop being of a square car with only 1 wheel now. (He draws in profile view)
The trailer too has arrived back, and we stayed ‘home’ again last night. Great to be back in our humble little tent. TVs and Dishwashers are overrated.
Bit more cleaning today, and a day trip around town to restore confidence in the car, and we should be back to ‘normal’ soon. We will need to hang around in Kununurra for a day or two longer, whilst our satellite phone gets delivered, and we clearly communicate our travel plans to our support network at home :-)
It’s a sweet little park here - a kingfisher came to say hello and there’s a beautiful view over Lake Kununurra.Leer más