We were back on the road and heading towards Karratha and Onslow. I was so sad that we wouldn’t be going to Karijini on this trip as it was in my top 5 on our last trip around Australia. But getting around safely is more of a priority and hopefully we will have another opportunity to explore it, the same as Gibb River Road.
Chris was incredibly stressed with the car constantly feeling hot even with the newly installed driveshaft, it seems that the angle of the coils that got installed in Broome was causing new issues and despair was setting in. We were sitting at 80kms/h and stopping every 50kms for Chris to get the blower out to cool the CV boot. He was seriously worried that it would overheat and explode otherwise…
The road was pretty and we decided to go to Karratha. Chris got in touch with a friend of a friend, who had contacts and Rich was absolutely incredible in coordinating mechanics to help us out the following day. There was some hope, but at the moment we were still not sure what our fate was, what work we would need done (hopefully not a suspension rebuild) and how long we would be in Karratha. To say it was a stressful time is an understatement!
Kms travelled – 232
Thierings on Tour 
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