We appear to have left the sun behind. We stopped in Townsville to get diesel, and a few groceries. We couldn’t find a service station and when we tried to use our bank card, it was refused. So we asked where we could find a bank branch, and a service station. The customer service clerk explained how we would need to go back about 5 km from where we had come to find a mall with these items. Since the highway is under construction, we’d missed the turn to the main part of town.
We ate lunch at Ayr, and it was still sunny, but then it started to rain as we got past Proserpine. The fields had looked nice and dry but as we got closer and closer to this area things began to look very wet. Just before our destination for the night (a caravan park at Calen) we ran into a very heavy rainstorm. It continued to rain as we pulled in. They showed us where we should park, but when we backed in the ground was so soft we sank and were stuck. I don’t think the campsites realize how heavy this vehicle is. Anyway, they had to tow us out with a 4×4 and put us in a different spot. It’s got lots of gravel, so we should be ok, but it’s like we’re on a tiny island with water surrounding our motorhome on all sides. By the time we got the motorhome moved I was soaked. All the windows are shut to keep the rain out, so it’s good we’ve got air conditioning. To get out of the motorhome you have to walk through several inches of water. It is exactly two weeks ago that we were here for our camping trip into the Whitsundays, and it looks as if the weather hasn’t changed a bit.
You know, I think I prefer cold and dry to hot and soggy.