It is easy to drive too long without a proper rest. Both Leonie and myself find that two hours is a comfortable time. Especially when the road is straight and the scenery a little featureless, it is very easy to lose concentration. This is why highway authorities put ‘rest areas’ along the highway. It is [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Time to pull over?
Posted in Driving, Newell Highway on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Take me home, Country Road
Posted in Uncategorized on December 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
After having such a full Christmas Day celebration, I was surprised to find it a little hard to switch off when we finally rolled into bed at 2300. Even though I was looking forward to sleep an hour or two before I actually got to bed, I found that when I finally lay down my [...]
Road Trip – Boxing Day
Posted in Uncategorized on December 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s 0500, the birds are waking up, the rain is falling heavily in Wellington Point, and we’re about to leave on our trip to Melbourne, with an overnight stay in Dubbo, NSW, about 12 hours driving away. One complication right now is that the remains of a tropical cyclone in the Kimberleys in dumping a [...]