Day 21: Barkly Homestead

:(

Henry didn't start.

Henry is most likely buggered.

I am in the bar of the Homestead and we have been sitting here since about 11AM watching out for trucks going east.

This morning several tinkering and helpful people have had a look at Henry. Sean, who works here, helped "tow start" him... sadly he spluttered and cut out in a billow of white smoke.

I don't know what else to say.

We are hoping a truck will pass through on the way back to Brisbane from Darwin and will have some room for Henry. We will have to get the Greyhound bus which I think takes around 3 to 4 days.

If we don't get Henry on a truck tonight then there is not another Greyhound until Thursday. Its now 23.15 and this places closes at midnight, the Greyhound comes 5 minutes after that.

As Elvis once said... "It's now or never"

We have excellent internet access with our laptop card so we don't feel too cut off, however neither of us have mobile access. I was starting to feel this place was like the Bermuda Triangle (where's Wonder Woman when you need her?).

On the plus side, Ol and I are good and taking it all in our stride... what else would we have to write about eh? Well Mount Isa, our next planned stop, would have been nice :)

We are fine, a bit tired of hanging around, but fine nonetheless!

Em

P.S. If Henry doesn't buck his ideas up he might be getting a new brother... http://www.volkswagen.com.au/california/features.asp (bring on the air-con!)

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