Ozdyssey

Welcome back! I hope you are enjoying keeping up with our journey! Thanks for visiting!

It is with great sadnesss that I have to announce that our trip has come to a very premature and firey end.

The whole incident is still a bit too raw for me to write up the full story but in brief, we lost EVERYTHING – car, caravan and all contents – in a freak accident at Banka Banka Station on Saturday 12 September.

I’ve noticed the incident has been discussed and debated on a few forums already – some with incorrect information – so here is the short story:

We wanted to start the generator but it had no fuel in it. It was a hot day and when Scott opened the jerry can the fumes travelled and unfortunately reached the gas fridge we had sitting nearby. The pilot light on the fridge ignighted the fumes and the rest is history. Scott and I were burnt – Scott much worse than I – from the initial explosion. We attempted to put it out but the bed was on fire and it spread very quickly – not to mention all the fuel there so it was pretty much an impossible task. Scott got us away to safety and the gas bottle went soon after.

We would like to thank Fiona and Alex at Banka Banka Station for everything they did for us. Everyone was so amazing. Many thanks also to the medical staff from Bootu Creek and the couple that were camped next to us (I’m so sorry I can’t recall your names), The RFDS, the doctors and nurses at Tennant Creek and Alice Springs Hospitals. An extra special thank you to Dave who drove me and the boys to Alice Springs to be with Scott!

We have many photos which I will upload shortly, unfortunately all trip photos have been destroyed.