On Road North

If you have been reading our Blog, you will have noticed a change in format. I had the Blog imbedded into the web site, but did not like the format, you will now be directed directly to it, make sense? I am confused too.

Anyway, today we set off at around 8am heading north. We have gone back to our old arrangement where we do not travel after 3pm.

We made a good few hundred k’s today, and headed for a free camp site. We hoped by getting in around 3 we would get a prime spot overlooking the river and away from the traffic. 

Bloody Grey Nomads, these bastards get in around d 12 and pick the best spots!

Anyway we arrived and have a really nice spot next to the Bruce Highway overlooking the river. I really love the sound of 18+ wheelers going past as they come into town, going down through their 350 gears. 

 Actually I don’t mind the sound of trucks, it’s sort of comforting. I am still amazed at these guys and gals, who drive for a living. They really do do it tough. A great thing about having a UHF radio is being able to talk to them... Today, we had a road-train following us for 10 or 20 klm, when we hit a wide strip of road I called him and said we would slow down and allow him to over-take. He was so grateful, polite and wished us a safe trip. 

Their truck is their work-place, we are on holiday, so I reckon let’m through. It is also a lot safer.

Anyway, I am sitting in our first “free camp” smelling the sweet smell of burning gum leaves from someone else’s camp, the croak of frocks, the hoot of an owl and three hundred gear changes, it is heaven!.

 Whilst I sit outside typing this, about 20 other campers are inside their vans with satellite TV’s flickering through their block-out blinds. Ahhh caravaning!  I love it.

I Will post some more pics soon.

Cheers