Getting from A-B

Col is doing all the driving, which we’re both mega grateful for 😂

I’ve already blathered on at length about the roads here, snakey, sneaky, slopey and steepy (or are they some of the seven dwarves🤔)? One redeeming feature is that thankfully, there are very few pot holes* Sheila (and I) would hate those.
* There were a LOT of pot hols on our last Aus trip 😬

When we’re driving through the forests, with extremely tall trees either side, steep drops, gulleys, and sheer cliffs, the place does feel ancient and other worldly. Then you meet a coach coming towards you and it’s an ‘eyes closed, breathe in’ moment 😳

Many of the trees are native huon pine, which grow a millimetre a year, and their wood is feted as one of the best for building, carving etc. The tallest tree can be over 2000 years old, and their root systems spawn more trees, so a whole bank of huons could be one mega organism.

When we manage to find ourselves on a decent dual carriageway, they’re pretty much empty and we make good progress. Sadly these roads seem to have been a bit of a rarity on our longer cross country trips.

Just realised the pics are from ‘good’ roads. I can’t take pics on the twisty roads, usually hanging on to my seat 😬Read more