Kimberley rain

Hi All,

No doubt anyone interested or planing a trip shortly has already heard that we have been rained upon !
Almost all the dirt roads are closed and folks already in here are stuck. We had about 100 people caught with us for a few days, they let one lot get out ( but none in) and then it rained again.
Nothing much to tell except that if no more rain lets hope it is only a few days to a week till it opens again.
We have a truck load of fuel stuck in Kununurra & a stack of groceries and food stuck on another truck in Derby so supplies are a bit short. Flew in fresh food so no one is going without but if they open the road to 4 WD's a week before they open it to trucks, then fuel will be a problem till the truck is allowed to come.

Once the road is first open again it will pay to check that our fuel truck has been allowed through before depending on us.

Just what none of us need at this time of the year for muster or tourism but it's not unheard of, did exactly this to us back in 1986 as well and the odd year since.
Difference is that in 1986 days there were not hundreds or even thousands of people stranded all over the show as there was little tourism.
As I recall in 86 it did wreck our muster, all our trucks got bogged out on the station tracks. We got past that started to muster again and then in mid July it did it again, even more rain than was this time as well , 75mm overnight that time.

So please just check the open / closed status of roads and avability of fuel supplies from us before you head up the Gibb River and Kalumburu roads if your travel is in the near future.
cheers, Anne