Have to admit that I didn’t realised some parts of Australia are so ‘flat’. It was a bit of a shock to the system after all the off-roading, mountain ranges in the last 2.5 weeks. To be honest, the drive in the last couple of days was pretty boring. The scenery didn’t really change much. But the most boring bit would had to be the Barkly Hwy after Camooweal. It was nearly 450km of ‘almost’ straight piece of road. It was like being on a treadmill without doing any running. I suppose I did expect this would be the case before the trip start so shouldn’t really ‘complaint’
Obviously I had heaps of time for my mind to wander about. A couple of things came to mind:
- It amazes me that driving on a long road trip like this makes people a bit more connected. What I meant was that 8 out of 10 drivers from the on-coming traffic would respond to your waving gesture. They waved, I acknowledged or vice versa. Kind of like “better say hello because he or she probably is the last person I see for a while”. Try that in the city and see how many would wave back!
- I swear that some animals are either suicidal or ‘plain’ stupid. They will just run, jump or fly right in front of your car. No wonder why I saw so many corpses on the road this trip. But then there are the smart ones like cattle and horses. They would ran back to the side of the road when your car is rumbling down the highway. So far, I have avoided hitting a few roo’s but did hit a few birds.
One I hit today on the Barkly Hwy and later found it was stuck and hanging on the front bumper after I arrived in Tennant Creek. I felt really bad…. totally hate hitting animals …. it sucks!
After 5 long hours after leaving Queensland border, finally arrived Tennant Creek. Staying at a caravan park tonight for a good sleep then off to Alice tomorrow.
xox
John @ Tennant Creek, NT
Image: Border of Queensland and Northern Territory
