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This was filmed back in November so just at the beginning of the wet season :-)

Haha priorities! Oh we were stoked that we were on a drive through so it was all still connected gave us so much more stability!

Hahaha yes yes chooks!

These were drive through slab sites you could only park the one way. We didn’t foresee the storm when we arrived unfortunately!

Are you kidding I did not realise they were that much to replace!!!

​@Thelaparchives it was ridiculous they replaced the whole top including air conditioner, 2 x 305 wt solar panels. Built new roof and swapped it. Luckily we asked what was to happen with old roof and they said it woukd be dumped. We asked if we could salvage 10 month old air con, solar panels and lights and they said yep. None of the roof was damaged except for trim where awning attached. Ridiculous costs.

Aww thanks fam! Very lucky to not have anything damaged. I know my heart broke for the owner driving around looking! 😭

This was filmed in November! We luckily got out of Airlie beach a few days before the storm hit there, we are somewhat dry in Sunshine Coast now :-)

Thanks for subscribing! We love getting new viewers from all over. :-) Oh wow, you would be a pro at prepping for them!

Wasn’t it just! We only tend to look at the forecast when we are staying somewhere for a few days but not so much during travel days where we are stopping somewhere overnight! Most of the time we are checking how god damn hot it’s going to be and not for storms. I know we have been seeing all of the flash flooding footage from our friends in Airlie it’s relentless!

Oh thanks so much, really appreciate that! Hopefully this was the one and only storm we get caught in 😂

@ it shows the reality of what can happen , having said that I don’t think I’ve ever been in a storm that bad when camping 🤣🤣 , with the exception of mt cook NZ , a storm came up in the middle of the night , not one tent was left standing by the morning .

Oh thank you! Yeah we don’t mess around with the wind and the awning, if it starts flapping around we bring it straight away. It’s not worth it. Thanks for watching we are so glad you liked it :-)

@@Thelaparchives I found out a lot of the effects of winds from my hubby who was a design engineer and also worked on aircraft in the navy between 1948 and 1956 - the old times. The aircraft were very much affected by winds and windsheer. You learnt a lot more in those days because technology had not yet taken over. Just enjoy the journey and keep safe. Each day brings new adventures

Yeah look totally agree it’s one of those places you just need to visit the once!

Yeah we try to be prepared, you never know what Mother Nature is going to throw at you out here always better to pack everything away and disconnect if you can!

Thanks Kellie, time to head south we think 😊

Oh Litchfield was something else!! So nice having waterfalls all to yourself, so relaxing!

Your right, you can't trust the weather. Thank you for your kind words 😄

Hahaha the comment of the day!

​@@Thelaparchives glad you guys are ok

Thanks steve 😊

We don’t tend to check the weather forecast on travel days as we just drive as long as we can until we get tired! When we rolled in to Julia creek it just looked overcast, the storm rolled in very quick!

$40 Aus dollars!

@ You said bucks. You are in Australia!🇦🇺 It’s DOLLARS, not bucks. Cheers.

Aww thank you! We are actually in Sunshine Coast now, this was filmed a little while ago in November, but that is very sweet of you! I hope you and your family are staying safe!

Very true! It was cool to see a storm upfront, we were glued to the window!

This was filmed back in November it was a bit of a freak storm that just came out of nowhere! We do need to get better at checking forecasts though..

I think we will leave the parenting up to the actual parents.

This was the storm at Julia Creek back in November! We are safe in the Sunshine Coast now :-)

@@Thelaparchives Shit are you that far behind.

Hahah 😂 we are!! We did stop for work in Airlie for a month and a half

Soo wild! It just hits all of a sudden

@ I remembered when I was in daily waters & it was raining all night & the thunder was about my swag & it scared the hell out of me .. 2am in morning it was .. new subscriber aswell from another TH-cam

Oh wow it would even crazier in a swag too! Oh thank you for your support it really does mean the world to us xx

Oh thank you! Yeah definitely safer to disconnect from any power sources, Kayla heard a surge of power come through the system and it started to beep so we just lent on the window and disconnected. We haven’t had an issue with the water since, we think it was just the angle the rain was coming and the vents on the side of the van! We hope you and your family are well too :-)

I just checked my date stamp on one of the videos, yeah it was! Wow it really ripped through didn’t it!

Wow you guys were lucky. Safe travels!

Thanks Marg! It was wild and we were definitely holding our breath for a bit, well Kayla was anyway Joel was calm as a cucumber! 😂 We will have to jump on and subscribe and watch some of your videos tonight!

Absolutely, it is always a good idea to keep an eye on the weather.

Oh we agree! We couldn’t stop watching it out the window, it was a little scary because we didn’t know if it would get even worse but once it was over we thought wow that was cool to watch! I think mum scared the little one more than anything haha

Wasn’t ideal but also couldn’t stop staring out the window!

Crazy wasn’t it! We rolled in to camp at around 3pm for an overnight stop and it just looked grey but nothing to be alarmed about. The storm came out of no where but we had the radar up once it had already hit to see if it was going to pass. Thank you hope you and your family are well too :-)

@@Thelaparchives I can tell you that I was a little nervous for you and the family, but so glad you were able to get out safely.

Oh wow that is a lot of rain, hope you guys stayed safe!

Haha it is on the list! But knowing our luck we will roll in and bring the bad weather with us 😂

@Thelaparchives you can leave that wind behind lol but Im keen for rain haha 😂 if you haven't already planned ya sa trip I recommend looking up coffin bay and it's national park , greenly beach , farm beach ,wailers way Elliston ECT lots of good places down that way , that's were I would be going if I had a chance used to go to there all the time when I was younger it's such a nice place

Oh we haven't planned much of SA as of yet, so I am jotting all of this down in my notes section! Love a little insider local scoop :-)

@@Thelaparchives alot of ppl miss greenly beach on there adventures. just google greenly beach and greenly beach rock pools U will see why I recommend them lol 😂 also caught my biggest salmon there too if yous like fishing

😅😅😅😅, yeah we were in SA in early 2023 and it pissed down nearly every day, the wind was horrendous as well. SA ain't the sunshine state lol😅😅😅😅

Hahah! The best part for me was the guy who lost one of his thongs and a lady yells out “anyone lost a thong” 😂😂

It was crazy! We didn’t arrive to Julia Creek until like 3pm it looked a little grey but nothing to worry about, the intensity of the storm wasn’t forecast! We got the awning down when the first gust of wind hit and even getting it in was risky, we were the only ones who didn’t lose it!

Good idea but you can't really change the car/van position in a CP (where there are concrete slabs and power poles). Lol

Bloody crazy, but it least Joel had a beer in hand!

@ what a man 💪🏼💪🏼

Haha right! Would be such an adjustment after travelling, although I do miss lying on a comfy couch 😂

Wild times!!!

Not ideal! 😂

Aww thank you! We are in the Sunshine Coast now. We left Airlie beach last week just before it all hit, very lucky!

So many beautiful places to explore!

Thanks mate! Very lucky that we popped the awning in early. Wish we could have stayed to help clean up but bit dangerous when you live in a tin can on wheels!

Sending you lots of love X

Oh wow that sounds wild! We were glad we were still connected to the car for the added weight!

We did an overnight stop there, didn’t walk around the town or anything!

Oh it was so much fun, Layne loved running around looking at all the animals!