The driver
of the rescued Land Rover had given me a friendly warning about the road
ahead and the rising water level. When we reached the crossing we
realized that his warning was a little outdated and that the river had
already overrun the causeway. Eager to get to our campsite I waded a
third of the way across until the water reached my knees. The
current was not very strong, so I felt it was good enough for a crossing.
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Engaging low range, with difflock, we tentatively entered the water and maintained a slow constant motion creating a perfect bow wave in front of the vehicle. This was until we had 10m to go! The water got deeper and suddenly it was cascading over the front of the bonnet! The water gushed towards the windscreen and poured through all our open vents drenching our feet and Debbie's boots! Thankfully the Landy did not skip a rev and comfortably pulled us through the deep rut!
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