Anne from Drysdale River Station posted:

Hi Ruth,
Almost all rain but a few years back it looked to be a low wet and an early start to the season, so we got in the staff at start of April to get ready to go. About the 10 th April a late cyclone went past and the Drysdale Crossing ended up 27 ft deep. Fell fast and heavy and between the water and road damage the Gibb River Road road and the Kalumburu to us didn't open until the 9 th June, latest I have seen. Not only were all the poor tourists very upset, so were we with staff here for 6 weeks waiting for the road to open. Was one of the few times I can recall when we didn't think good rain. Oh there was another time, 1986 our first year here, our very first muster, yards up , choppers here to muster in morning and overnight it dumped 75mm of winter rain on us on about the 20 th June. We had trucks bogged and all sorts of mess and had to call off the muster and pay the chopper ferry for nothing.
One thing I love the most about up here we may get a small or a big wet season in our time, 600mm lowest / 1500mm highest but you always know you WILL get a wet and the river will run. After prior years in the Pilbara a nice change it was, now I'm spolit.
cheers, Anne

locallaw posted:

Gidday Anne,Just an enquiry.Is Pam Dempster still there.The reason I ask is that I live in Mackay and Pam also comes from here.We were up that way last year and ran into her at Drysdale.Have been up that way twice now and will be comeing back.Keep the feet dry.
Allthe best
Martin.

Member - Ruth D (QLD) posted:

Great to hear Anne, imagine that first year though - you must have wondered what you'd got yourselves in for. In 2000 when we had the big flood(not quite as big as this) the waters were going done, all staff on board in town, visitors arriving - and bingo, three inches of rain on Anzac Day. Not much rain really but on top of the wet ground and floods enough to hold things up for ages. Keep us posted.

Anne from Drysdale River Station posted:

Hi Mick,
Look forgive me but I had a crash with my computer and lost some of my mail. I had them re job both from this site and other places where I put up notices. Quite a few e-mails in fact. In them surprisingly there were several Micks / Michaels, in them there was for example one not comming till 05 another to whom I could not provide a suitable job to his travel companion.
As I said forgive me but which one were you ? I just can't recall who said exactly what. Can you email me direct again and clear it up for me please, I wouldn't have knocked back a mechanic unless there was a good reason we couldn't suit each other.
If you don't have direct mail address just go to our web site and get it again.
thanks, Anne