Lessons On The Road

• Kangaroos often travel in a pair or group.

• When you hit a Kangaroo, it is probably best to stop and check your car and surrounds. Just in case bits have broken or fallen off. This applies to hitting other animals or objects too. 

• It is a Good Thing to have a checklist. It is a Good Thing to have a double-checking system for Important Things like power and hitching up the camper properly. 

• Home-made bike racks, even when 'free', may not be the best solution when transporting bikes. 

• OR a bike rack may not work best on the back of a camper, where there is a bit of bouncing around happening.

This photo was taken as we drove into the Warrumbungles for the night. The burnt out forest and it's  regrowth made for fascinating sillhouettes. The Warrumbungles was affected almost completely by bushfires at the beginning of the year. Apart from destroying thousands of hectares of forest and wildlife habitat (not to mention the wildlife itself); many houses, the visitors centre, and historic buildings were also destroyed. One camp site has re-opened recently and it is free to stay at the moment. You can see photos on Australian Geographic here. 

It was on the road through the national park that we hit a roo. It hopped away and was hopefully ok due to our slow speed. Later we realised that a plastic bumper protector thing had fallen off at the time. The next morning was when we didn't hitch up quite right. There were no obvious signs, just a hunch from Gav to stop and check. We hadn't gone very far before we stopped and made things right. We are grateful for our bull bar. We are grateful for remembering things. We are grateful for gentle lessons learned quickly. 


(The Bike Rack Story will follow soon!)