Got up early, people next to us had already left in their little blue comby. The first part went ok but the car was having a rattle in it, not sure what it was. Closer to Fitzroy Crossing we discovered the Flood Ways. There has been a lot of rain here due to cyclone Lua and today was no different. Our little duck doesn't like driving through water; the motor switches off when it gets wet so we were very careful.... In Fitzroy i had enough of the noisy car and said i wanted to find a mechanic but all i could see were pretty sad abos again, hanging around trees, sitting down, lying on the grass. Anyway found a mechanic: some thing needed the bolt tightened................$50 thank you, at least he was quiet from then on. On the road again..............quickly as the waters were rising and we might not get through. The first hurdle was a long on...........a long stretch of the highway under water, some maori fella who came towards us said we would be just fine, just take it easy. Well we did, very slowly and we made it. After that a couple of more times of very carefull driving but then........a deeper road with pretty fast flowing water. I must admit i was scared. We decided to take the risk, Got to the middle where the water was flowing the fastest and then the motor just about stopped. I grabbed my phone and money and decided to jump out but Martijn told me to sit still and be quiet. Tell ya what, i was just about shitting myself. He got the car going again, very very slowly and we did get out of the water. Halleluja. We finally reached a camping in Halls Creek..tomorrow further and from what i hear, it's gonna be another life threatening trip!