Severe flooding in NSW, Victoria, and also in Tasmania. Incessant rain in Brisbane, as we were cleaning our empty apartment for the new tenants. Grey skies. Suddenly our travel plans appeared in a different light: Was it a mistake to drive down into the wet southern states with our caravan at this time? During the last days in the river city – which had flooded this February (when we lost our first Scout-14 in the muddy waters of the swollen Enoggera Creek), we stayed in an Airbnb in one of the new towers in South Brisbane. Even though the apartment itself was friendly and had all the amenities we needed, the location was dystopian. Luxury meets trash. Our car was parked five storeys underground. Strangers. Loud traffic. People screaming in the street at night. But when we left the city on the M1 on the morning of October 25, the clouds cleared and the sun came out.
It stayed with us most of the way down the NSW coast.
Liz Mike Travels 