On the road to Parkes from Moree and wide-open spaces are the feature for many miles. Drove out for a quick visit to the huge radio telescope just outside Parkes. It closes at 5 pm so we just made it.

Met our first travelling companions, Brian and Sylvia from Woodgate, who is also travelling to Tasmania. We’re now securely tucked up in Parkes and it’s cool and comfortable, what a difference a few hundred kilometres make to the weather conditions. Had to get up in the middle of the night to pull in the annex as the wind had picked up. Hope we get faster at this eventually.