Changes

We had a great afternoon and evening in our luxury cabin and even managed to catch a flock (heard?....shoal?) of  kangeroos nibbling the grass on the local sports field.

This morning it was up and out at 9:00 BT and a day of  changes:

Firstly, we are no longer heading southish but have turned a literal corner and are heading more or less due west.

Secondly, we are now inland, paralleling the Wildernes Coast which lives up to its name by having no coastal road. This also means we are away from civilisation; we rode through the rainforest all day and this included a 60 miles stretch with no services AT ALL.

Thirdly, we are now in Victoria, a state that seems to have devoted its entire road safety budget to posting helpful signs informing you of things you might otherwise not know.  For example, we now know that if you fall asleep while driving you might crash.  Who would have guessed?

Finally, after our night of cabined lovliness we are now in a 35 quid room......err, no not room......shit hole.  Yup that's the word - shit hole.  We are in Cann River, a nothing little place that has built up around a road juntion, and staying in the 'hotel' - a squalid little place that clearly hasn't employed a cleaner since about 1953.

The only thing unchanged is the terrain; we climbed another 6000+ feet.  Tomorrow, more of the same.

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