We spent the next few days discussing our options with each other and with family and friends. Very quickly we agreed we didn’t want to go back (we had to remind ourselves that we have no home to go back to anyway!)  We may never get the chance to do this trip again. With that out of the way, we then had to work out how to move forward.  Sending parts to Perth at great expense and sitting around for a month waiting for their return was not an option we liked either. We had to look at other ideas. Hire car companies were not interested in renting out cars for towing so that was out. Kyran gave us some choices – from him driving from Gove to tow us back there, to getting a mate to help us.

In the end, Paul (oldest son) suggested we send our car back to Mandurah with the RAC and buy a second one here in Derby. That way we could continue on our trip and sell the car at the end of our holiday. This did seem like a sensible option. So John organised for the RAC to take our car back home and set about looking for another car. If took several days and lots of phone calls to source a suitable car. There were none for sale in Derby so we knew we would be buying something unseen. In the end we bought a Volkswagon Amorok which could be brought to Broome from Perth for us. At the time of writing,  we have a few days to wait. Everything is crossed that it will be okay.

We have been so blessed to have so much support from friends and family. Friends suggesting options, sending links to cars for sale, or trying to organise to meet us somewhere. Or just messages of support. And Liz and Pete happy to have us camped here. How lucky we are!