The road is long....

The roads outback are long, straight and lonely.  Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall would have a field day with the roadkill here. It wouldn't fit in the boot let alone in a pie! Kangaroos seem to be leading the charge for the animal with the least road sense, the roads are lined with them. So this is why you need a 4x4 with bars on the front - not to do the school run!

Driving here is very boring. Imagine sat on the M4 for 4 hours, not moving. The scenery here never changes, just outback, you pass nothing for hours. It's a real survival test, never leave a town without a full tank of fuel and some water. We were worried about not having a phone but there is no radio out here let alone phone signal.  So if you break down, god knows what happens!  Thankfully we had our ipod plugged into the stereo to keep us going.


King of the Road is the 'road train'. A truck pulling 3 petrol tankers long.  The roo wont stand a chance againts these guys.