This week tests us in more ways than one! We have a massive tyre blowout while towing on the Stuart Highway at 90km per hour and incredibly manage to get off the road safely before some much needed help arrives! Once our heart rates settle down, we make a plan to unhitch the van and change the tyre on the side of the highway. What a feat in less than ideal conditions… heat, thousands of flies and a sloping run off, made jacking up the 79 an effort in itself!

We limp into Marla and sort a spare tyre from the local repairer, and enjoy an impromptu overnighter at the Marla Travellers Rest Roadhouse, before hitting the road again early the next morning. But our vehicle troubles didn’t stop with the flat, as we experience uncontrollable shaking through the steering at speeds over 70km per hour, so it’s back to Marla to try and figure out what on earth is going on with the 79! Despite all the challenges this week we are reminded of the incredible generosity of others, and are so grateful for the help we received in such trying circumstances.