It’s been a rough weekend. Storm, been called a mini cyclone, struck Adelaide Saturday afternoon, slaying trees all over the city and the hills, and tearing down powerlines. 100000 people were affected with no power to their homes, and even today, some are still without power.
We were without power for 24-hours, so work on the computer has been delayed. Managed to get some painting done, though.
Memories of the T-Team’s adventures without all the modern-day luxuries surface, and how we coped way back in 1977…
[Extract from The T-Team with Mr B: Central Australia 1977, a prequel to Trekking With the T-Team: Central Australian Safari 1981.]
The T-Team with Mr. B (24)
Lost in Palm Valley
Our truck lumbered over the designated four-wheel drive track-come-dry Finke Riverbed to Palm Valley.
Dad turned to Mr. B and chuckled. ‘How would you like to sleep on this riverbed?’
Mr. B pouted, folded his arms and looked out the window.
We continued to bump over the rocks and sand where two-wheel drive vehicles fear to tread. Dad recalled his days travelling by donkey along this same track when he explored Palm Valley with his Arunda students.
‘O-oh!’ Dad uttered as the Rover’s underside scraped over some boulders. When our vehicle continued to move, though slowly, we all sighed with relief.
‘O-oh!’ Dad gritted his teeth and sucked air through the gaps in them. The Rover jolted to a stop. The engine screamed. The body rocked. The wheels spun. ‘O-oh! I think we’re bogged.’
Mr. B groaned, ‘I hope that doesn’t mean we’re sleeping on this god-forsaken creek tonight.’
‘Okay—oh, better put it into four-wheel drive. Now, for one more try.’
[continued on Tru-Kling Creations…]
© Lee-Anne Marie Kling 2019; updated 2022
Feature Photo: Palm Valley © C.D. Trudinger 1981
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This captures adventure so well, that moment of doubt of things becoming far worse, before being reassured by the passage of progress and time 🙂
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Thank you, yes, exploring Central Australia, especially with my dad way back in my youth an adventure. Always challenges, yet we managed to overcome. Good memories.
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