Today we were blessed with awesome people here in Mt Isa! RACQ have been outstanding, even checking up to see how we were this morning, and booking us another nights accomodation. The mechanic workshop where our caravan was towed to, had removed the broken suspension arm first thing this morning even though they were snowed under with work. I then brought the part to the Engineering Workshop for repair and they couldn't have been more helpful. They advised removi...

We left beautiful Karumba this morning headed for Gregory Downs, Lawn Hill NP. After some rough roadwork sections the van felt strange, I pulled over and had a quick look and found the right wheel at an unusual angle. First thought was that the wheel bearings had failed, but I had done them before we left. I jacked the van up, removed the wheel and found a large crack through the suspension A-arm at the stub axle! Not good! We were in the middle of nowhere so we ...