Today was another long day spent mostly in the car. We left Tom Price this morning and drove past Mt Bruce as we headed south in the direction of Perth. The road was very quiet and the only thing that slowed us down was stopping to take photos of the wiidlife we spotted on the roadsides. We saw eagles, lizards and emus -- lots of things you don't see driving around Ireland....we even had to stop to let a big lizard cross the road!
We stopped off for lunch and I offered to take over the driving but Matt was happy to continue driving -- a good thing too!! About half an hour after lunch, a police car coming towards us flashed us, so we pulled over. I stayed in the car, trying not to laugh too much, hearing Matt discussing his speed with the policemen. Apparently we'd be caught by a speed camera just outside Tom Price a few hours beforehand and a message had been sent to the police in the next town to come out and meet us....just goes to show how few cars there are on the roads around here. When we first rented the car, I suggested we split the cost of any tickets we got, but Matt wasn't up for it. Ha ha ha!
Tonight we are in Cue, a small gold-mining town 600km north of Perth, so we still have a way to go. Not much to do here so just watched a bit of TV before bedtime.
