Katie putting on a brave face!...we were not competely lost, but the tracks you can see are the ones we made 20mins earlier. TomTom just went to white screen, so it was Sal and the Map!
Hi Folks, Paul here and its my first Blog so please forgive any deliberate errors or the boredom that I induce.
We have just had our second ANZAC Day and it was probably a bigger National Event than last year, despite the poor weather. It always amazes me when I see the range of age groups that attend the services and its routine to see Primary school kids wearing their Grand Father’s Medals on their coats. Service started at 0530, so we managed to get back home and back into bed by 0630…Sal was still defrosting at 9am.
The long weekend was filled with the usual selection of kid’s school friends parties and yet more gardening…should be finished by early 2010. Also managed to drive into the outback. Aus is covered by tracks which are open to everyone to get lost at their leisure.
Having read the car’s manual, I decided it was time to try the “Bells and Whistles” in true Top Gear fashion….but with wife and 3 children on board. Got map and headed to the hills - leaving the Tarmac and selecting some gadget thing that ensures the car does what is required, rather than what the novice driver asked it to do, we headed into the Outback. With 3 days of heavy rain, the red ground was fairly muddy but the car pushed on effortlessly and I soon felt that we were going further than any Holden or Ford Ute had gone before…. this was sadly disproved, as we rounded a muddy corner to find a Ford Fiesta parked and the chap out waking his dog! It was a great little adventure, the girls loved it eventually and we look forward to doing more.
