Being Chased by a Cyclone

 Cyclone Narelle wreaked havoc in Queensland before it hit the west coast of Australia. It was a popular topic of conversation among fellow campers. 





We ended back in Kalbarri. Our last night there a strong warm wind forced us to take the tent down at 0400am. The next day the caravan park was evacuated. Those campers hoping to park somewhere in town were told by the police to move on south. In the meantime the roads north were closed and the roads south were scheduled to close that evening.

We headed off South to Geralton. It was a two hour drive with forty knot winds buffeting the car.






We pulled into a Caravan park in Geralton and all the speculation began again. Weather simulations showed a category two cyclone hitting town tomorrow night. AI and the kind folks at the visitor center agreed that our safest bet was to continue south as early as possible.



So that is what we did. As it turns out the cyclone pulled a surprise left turn after it destroyed Exmouth and a few other towns in the area and fizzled out in the interior.

One of the nice results has been the cloudy cool and sometimes rainy weather. It is a nice change from the stifling heat and flies.

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