On their preaching expedition in the Australian outback, Arthur Willis and Bill Newlands, mentioned in the introduction, once labored for two weeks to travel 20 miles (32 km) because heavy rains had turned the desert into a sea of mud.
Raksta sākumā minētajiem Arturam Vilisam un Bilam Ņūlendsam reiz 32 kilometrus garš ceļš prasīja divas nedēļas, jo lietavas bija pārvērtušas tuksnesi dubļu jūrā.