THURSDAY We sleep as the rain clears, early in the morning before dawn the rain sprinkles the ground again and then is gone. Mal wakes and calls them on the two way. "Rise and shine campers!" Bruce answers, "Can't you see us?" Mal looks down the road, he follows the snaking tracks that tell the tale of drunkenness and bad driving. At the end is the VW van stopped - bang smack in the middle of the track. The road was way too slippery so they just gave up. We h...

Chapter One - Toowoomba to Eulo 2016 08 08 Monday High Noon - the sun dramatically breaks through a cloud filled sky. The soundtrack for "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" pumps through my brain. In a grainy black and white photo, Bo and Jeff take our parting photograph, we lumber away to the West. And so all good westerns should start and our movie camera is rolling and we are heading West. We had lunch with Jill in Dalby and then bumped our way down the Mooni...

2016 05 26 THURSDAY There was a light tickle of rain spots on the roof overnight. In the morning the sky to the South West was a dark grey wall of cloud. As we drove East towards Moree, the shadow followed us and the sun lit up the light faded grasses beneath a dark grey sky. We probably stopped five times as Mal jumped out to get a shot as the bank of clouds was pushing forward and masking the sunlight. So we would race on further and gain some more sunligh...

2016 05 23 MONDAY Nyngan We shopped at Kahn's IGA in Nyngan and when we were all ready we headed North for Macquarie Marches. There were sections of dirt which would be impassable after rain. We stopped by a creek that was full of clear water, unusual for out here, we had smoko and then drove on with a slight tail wind. We were not quite sure what to expect, we hoped for the best but people's comments were varied so we were prepared to be flexible. There is a s...

2016 05 17 TUESDAY Bendigo It rains overnight, we snuggle up in Vicki and by dawn the rain has blown away and there are just some fluffy clouds like sheep grazing across the sky. The aroma of bacon and eggs drifts in one window and out the other. We eat out for breakfast at a local café. Bendigo is a bustling town with beautiful old buildings, a tramway from the last centuary and yet a modern optimistic vibe. This is not a museum town with it's head buried in...