After a night of rain we planned to leave at 0700…as we were packing up a bloke camping near us wished us luck getting out as the ground was so boggy and slippery. However he obviously had no idea as we all engaged 4WD and got out without any issue (surprising considering the track record of issues so far!!)

Aiming for Broken Hill by 430 we drove to Cobar for coffee….

And as usual it appeared we would not make our destination before dark as the guys were stopped talking to a local about a log splitter Glen was keen on.

Glen also had a stop outside the local police station/ courthouse ?? unsure what was going on there!!

Between Cobar and Wilcannnia the drive was long and straight….

We stopped at a roadhouse for a stretch and Branch just had to check on Glen’s Hilux as he had to keep doing a “DPF” regeneration…. Seems Hiluxes are not “unbreakable”!

Then on to Wilcannia for lunch…actually just petrol as the town is still a bit dodgy…so we stopped at the next rest area after WIlcannnia which had great views over the Darling floodplain.

MacGyver and Trafman61 decided to have another look at Dave’s 12 pin plug…Branch could not resist! It may be able to be repaired without an auto electrician as all auto electricians in Broken Hill were completely full much to Dave’s dismay.

The rain had stopped but it was still overcast – the area still looked dry and barren with many dead trees as evidence of extended drought. Trev gave the drone a quick test run.

On to Broken Hill – we arrived at 4 PM thanks to the half hour time difference… and set up at the Broken Hill Regional Events and Racecourse – lucky we booked as it was completely full!! Sunset reflecting on the distant hills over the racecourse was beautiful!