Melbourne here I come!

This was day 2 of my road trip to Melbourne, what a trip it's been so far. I decided to travel south by the inland route, through 'never never land' as the Aborigines call it.....I can see why, it's real Australian bush out here. The roads are long, the traffic minimal and the wildlife abundant! I've seen the roos and a huge number of different cockatoos, the most popular being the grey and pink ones that just line the road and don't move when you drive past, if they do decide to fly....just keep driving don't brake or swerve or you'll end up in the ditch! They have a habit of flying in front of your windscreen and shitting all over it.....little buggers!

As for the kangaroos they just stand at the roadside and watch you go by, some roos decide to take a closer look and.........well I don't need to elaborate, they can do alot of damage to your car. The big road trains just fly along the roads and god help anything that gets in their way, they can hit anything and not feel it (let's hope the victim doesn't feel it either!) as they have their big roo bars on the front of their truck.

I popped in to see the 'dish', the big satellite dish at Parkes, it was the satellite telescope that recorded man's first walk on the moon and there was even a movie made about it here in Australia called 'The Dish', it's quite a funny movie so if you get a chance, rent it out....all my American friends be prepared to laugh at yourselves!

The sunset was spectacular as I was pulling into Moree last night and the cloud formations during the day were also a sight to see, I'd forgotten what a show the sky can put on.

The land is so vast you can see for miles and the old houses on the cattle ranges certainly have a story to tell, some are just falling to pieces, some have been restored and some just need a lick of paint. The small towns I drove through have nothing more than a post office (if you're lucky), a pub, a cop shop and a couple of houses and thats your town, blink and you miss it! Most of the people live out on the big cattle or sheep ranches so most of the town's population is scattered around the area.

The highways don't have MacDonalds, Wendys, Motels, Petrol stations, advertising billboards or things like that, its about 100 kilometers, sometimes more, between each town and during that 100 klicks its just you and the outback......and who knows what lurks in the outback!!