First night in the van was not as cold as we'd thought. After a breakfast of pancakes and fruit (to use up what we had before the quarantine station at the border) we headed into Broken Hill to refuel and had the hottest coffee in Australia. Back on the road and headed for the border crossing at Cockburn. The scenery really started to change with hills and ranges appearing the as we headed south. There were several historic villages dotted along the way until...

Off to an early start on a cold, foggy winter morning. With a big driving day ahead it was good to see the fog start to clear by the time we got to Dubbo to a clear sunny day. A bite to eat with the Big Bogan at Nyngan then straight roads through to Cobar for a fuel and water top up. The day dragged on after that with the long stretch from Cobar to Wilcannia seeing the temperature in the car being pushed if we stick to the speed limit which is why so many car...