We headed off on Saturday morning, making numerous stops to say goodbye. Marion came over with 4 bags of mini Mars Bars. Mars Bars replaced mini Crunchies which replaced cigarettes, as Marion knows.
We had a good trip to Gilgandra, a place I intend to have a really good look at, one day. Now how many times have I said that!!! It had rained a lot before we arrived. The caravan park owner worried that we might get bogged but the rain had soaked straight down. After talking with him as we came in, Steve said, "He's the saddest man I've ever met." He had a very downtrodden look on his face, too.
The following morning, Steve was bailed up by him again and eventually got away, hoping that the man felt better for having vented his problems!
I've always liked staying at Gilgandra because of the large disabled toilet and shower. For the last couple of years, there has been a man alone, with his caravan parked right in front of the shower. He sits outside his van, facing the shower and I always feel awkward and fumble with the key. The owner told Steve that the guy resents other people using the shower and toilet and views it as his own personal block. Tough! Lindy rang at 11pm to see how far we had got!!
Today, Sunday, we had a very strong head wind and Steve was struggling to do 85 kph. We stopped at Peak Hill RSL Club for a Chinese lunch, as we often do. I like Peak Hill; it has character. The old open cut is on display; the shops are generally old and the people are friendly.
Strangely, I got car sick, so Steve took the truck back to 75 kph and eventually we arrived here at West Wyalong. That was the result of a misunderstanding. Steve was questioning me about where I wanted to stop and assuring me that I could chose anywhere. I was reluctant to slow us down but I really did want to stop travelling so I thought it would be good to stop where we were, at Parkes. Somehow, my answer made Steve think that I was prepared to travel on. The good news is that I slept for most of the distance and arrived feeling much better.
The manager here explained why he had to put in a security code in the toilets and showers. Last year, men working on the crops parked their trucks and lived outside the park in them. At night, they would leap the fence and use this ablution block, leaving it in a filthy state.
All fruit and vegetables have to be eaten or binned in the next 133 kms tomorrow. Cauliflower for breakfast???
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