Road trip day two

It rained all night.  We woke up to constant rain.  We were almost floating in water!  It took about 2 and a half hours to get ourselves breakfasted, packed up and on the road.  All sorts of things got wet that were not intended to be wet, and had to be packed wet.  So some fine tuning is needed to improve things!  Like, big tough garbage bags would be a great idea, and the waterproof pack in the roof rack will need to be rolled up because somehow we ended with a lake on top of it and also inside of it, negating it's waterproof properties!  Luckily we are sleeping over at my brother's house at Raymond Terrace and can dry out!  The rain was clearing just as we drove out of Glen Innes!  It was wet and showery all along the range and high country.  Once we got down back closer to sea level the weather cleared and we could sigh in relief.  Even with the mist and rain the scenery was still spectacular.  We had 12% grades down the range, but luckily the traffic was extremely light and we could take it easy given how heavily the car was laden!  Nice to have a meal cooked for me this evening and to catch up with my brother and his family!



Wet tent at Glen Innes





The weiw from Thunderbolt's Way