7^th October: Warwick

The drive here was tedious more than anything else. The only noteworthy aspect was the extraordinary amount of road kill. Much more than we have ever seen on other roads- and all sorts of animals. The road in front of this park is extremely busy, all day and all night. It is the New England Highway and the volume of heavy traffic is huge! There is a dip on a culvert just outside the gate as well as some bumpy road and the trucks come roaring down the hill on either side, either braking to go into a built up area or accelerating out of town. They bounce across the bridge and rough road, thumping  heavily and rattling every time!

As predicted, we were here before lunch. It was hot and still and so we sat in the shade and idled away the afternoon. I had itchy feet as we are so close to home and if I have to go home, I want to get there! Richard asked me if I was excited to be coming home and I answered that my feelings were ambivalent. I am excited about seeing the children; more excited I suspect than they are. But it has been a wonderful trip and we have so many great memories! And so many photographs! In reality we are all travel weary and it is time we went home. There will be a next time when we have regathered our resources!!

This is such a big country in all respects and there is so much to see! Despite our trips we have only touched the surface. There are so many places I want to revisit and so many that we didn't see. There is so much that is astoundingly beautiful and unique. I do feel sad that it is over yet we can't just keep travelling!