Thursday, was departure day from Jervois Station on the Plenty Highway in eastern Northern Territory.
I was the first to depart with Col and Colleen about 10 minutes behind me. We had heard various reports on what was in front of us. We found out for ourselves quite soon.
The road conditions were extremely variable, going from horrific to quite good in a short time. As soon as we speeded up suddenly we were in the rough again. Every now and then we would get a good run.
Mostly today, the road was not as bad as some parts of yesterday. With our tyres let down to 28 psi in the drive and trailer and about 25 on the steer tyres, the road seemed smoother. At least each hour we stopped and checked our vehicles especially the temperature of the shock absorbers as they are great indication as to how hard you may be driving.
The whole trip was quite uneventful except for Col having to replace some fanbelts. When we did stop for lunch, a young fellow, John, pulled up on his big BMW motorbike enroute to Darwin, the hard way. He was related to families at Gunnedah that I know well

There was a lot more traffic on the road today than we encountered yesterday including only one road train of 3 trailers.
Tonight, nibbles and drinks with Col and Colleen and debriefed the day. Now for some rest.
It is amazing how stiff and sore one can become after 460kms of rough road combined with tension!