Postscript

Returning to 'civilisation' has been a challenge for both of us. We do miss the comeraderie on the road and the ever-changing scenery, however, the 'tree-bites' have been cleverly removed from the rear part of the car and the van is awiting 'surgery' to fix the damage to the van awning in Ballarat.

Perhaps I can close this page in our journey with a few immortal words of Australia's favourite poet - Dorothea Mackellar -

I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains,
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel sea,
Her beauty and her terror -
The wide brown land for me.

We experienced all that and more and can now look forward to another chapter, somewhere on the far horizon!

Blessings to you all.