Day 105 – Monday 1st November 2021 – 325 Km

We were up at daylight & started organising & packing the van. There was ice on the car windscreen, we are not used to it being cold, we haven’t been this cold since we left Canberra in July. It is hard to believe we will be home today. The drive out from the farm on the dirt road was very slow, I don’t want to risk another puncture as we only have a skinny spare now.  There is not a lot of traffic on the road all the way to Canberra. The fields are all green and the crops all look very lush. We stop just outside of Hall to stretch our legs & look at an interesting sculpture at the rest stop, it is made from parts of wrecked cars & was made to remind people about the tragic loss associated with road accidents.

We reach home around 2pm & are amazed by the flowers out the front of our house. The back garden is just as pretty, but the grass needs mowing, even though our neighbour kindly mowed it a couple of times & the weeds are out of control. Our vegetable garden is a real jungle, so lush and vigorous.

We are pleased to be home, but sad also that our wonderful holiday is over. We travelled a total of 16,382 kilometres through NSW, then Queensland, the Northern Territory all the way to Darwin then back into Queensland again & up as far as Cooktown.  We managed to avoid any issues or lockdowns associated with Covid & did not have to wear a mask at all over the last 3 months. We timed our journey back to Canberra to coincide with the lifting of quarantine requirements.

There are so many amazing places, things to do, scenery to see, experiences to enjoy in this amazing country. We had such a nice time and have been to lots of beautiful places most people only see on photos, if at all. It was such a joy & pleasure to share this all with Tereza.

I must add that in this adventure Ron has been the brains, he planned & researched places we went to, I was the “agree-er”. Ron was the driver, I was the passenger/travelling companion. Ron was my carer who helped me cross creeks, rough up & down tracks, steep steps in to gorges, most of all he looked after me so lovingly when I wasn’t feeling well.  We enjoyed many sun rises, sun sets & beautiful places & food.  Our holiday ended up longer than planned, I missed home, family & friends, but it was the greatest 24/7 together.

Until our next adventure, a fond farewell.