![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/2039b653-56c2-4984-a820-1528a8d6cd55.jpg) It was a big driving day! Somehow, I still managed to fit 14,500+ steps (my Actifit app wasn't far off today!) But it's definitely not my favourite thing to sit on my arse for hours at a time. Thankfully, Brad is happy doing most of the driving, so *really* my job is pretty easy: - occasional navigational help - infrequent checking for oncoming traffic at intersections - irregular conversation buddy on all manner of topics Mostly, I have to feed, water and entertain myself and be strategic about when I want toilet and stretch breaks (because I always want and seem to need more of these than he does). We saw a lot of hay today; in piles as tall as a big house. We saw two kangaroos today; they bounced *over* the fence that ran parallel to the road, then crossed the road, right in front of us. (Mister did a great job of predicting their behaviour and slowing down earlier and for longer than I would have.) We saw a lot of long, straight roads; maybe more than I've seen in the last decade. It was pretty impressive. And pretty dry. It's barely rained for months out here. Well, until yesterday. When we (and by we I mean Brad 😅) were trying to get from our housesit to St Arnaud in NW VIC. I couldn't help but think that all these locals must have been *delighted* to finally get some rain 🌧️🌧️🌧️ (Photo taken by the passenger, aka yours truly. And while it's kind of misleading, because we didn't actually drive from Melbourne - the capital of Victoria, to Adelaide - the capital of South Australia, we DID drive along a long section of this "highway". And... we are now closer to Adelaide than we've been in 7 years.)
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23/02/2026

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Walking

Monster on the road