Except for the
roosters and coughing things quieted down during the night and we got
some decent sleep. We had cereal and coffee in the camp kitchen,
visiting with a young Japanese guy working and traveling around the
country for a year. He agrees that Oz is an expensive place, which
really is saying something for someone from a country that has a
reputation for being pricey. But like all the other young
adventurers we've met, it's easier to get a high paying job in
Australia than a low paying one in their home country.
Nothing much else
to report, lots of driving through lots of arid land. You gotta have
a taste for it, which I do, but I suppose many wouldn't. Diana
doesn't complain, finding some things of interest along the way
(beside our major stops). Fortunately she can compose emails or
update expense accounts or look for our night's accommodations in our
camp book while we roll along. We both agree it was worth the many kilometers of driving
through the outback to fully experience it, and wouldn't need to do
it again.
We stayed at the
pleasant Barkly roadhouse campground, got to swim in their pool, and
visited with a young guy from Colorado and his girlfriend from
Holland, working and traveling, then went to bed.
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