Four National Parks In One Day

It’s Tuesday on my Grand Australian Road Trip.  Things of note today include:

• Woke up freezing my arse off.  This sleeping bag is NOT rated to 0!!
• Checked out waterfalls.
• Bump started my van because the battery was dead.  Germans in campground thought it was odd when I came barreling down the small campground with the engine not running.
• Talked to locals about where to go, what to do.  Two of them mentioned Nimbin.
• Changed a flat tire for a lass.
• Bought some peanut butter, bread and pasta. There were only two loaves of bread left in the grocery. Not two types, two LOAVES. 
• Drank wine from the bottle, a screw top. (Love Australia for that!)
• Made friends with some birds, until I realized they only wanted me for my toast.
• Visited four national parks, one in the dark.  Two of them are World Heritage Sites.
• Got lost a number of times.
• Crossed into New South Wales (it’s a state in Australia, like driving from Washington into Oregon)
• Drove through Nimbin three times, not on purpose. Trippy little hippie town with cool shops.
• Finished off two 16GB memory cards.
• Fueled up for the first time in Australia. It’s the same as the US, which is good.
• Stayed on the left side of the road ALL DAY!! Unlike yesterday.
• Had a double breakfast but after looking at hte bill, won’t be doing that again.
• Wondered what Sabrina was doing today.
• Found a campsite in Kyogle (sounds like it’s spelled) which I just found out is near the train tracks.
• Had trouble buying ice. When I asked, the gent just looked at me. So I repeated it.  And then, feeling like a moron, I decided to act like one and said, “You know, frozen water?” “Ohhh! You mean aaahhwwice!”   I was asking for eye-sss.  I need to learn more of this mysterious language.
• Broke my own rule of driving after dark.
• But not before witnessing a gorgeous sunset!!
• Saw at least six kangaroos.  They are much like rabbits that scurry across roads when cars come.

Things to do tomorrow:

• Bump start the campervan?  Who knows.
• Get some wifi action and upload stuff, including this post.
• Copy files to external drive as I’m running out of space!
• Shower?  Probably not.  Tiffany won’t be reading this until it’s too late for her to change the locks anyway.  Clean Pete leaves, Stinky Pete returns.
• Visit more National Parks.  They’re like gnats around here, I tell ya.
• Meet more locals, get more local knowledge.
• Try not to laugh at town names.  But it’s so hard!!
• Decide to head East to the South Coast (actually, I guess it’s north now that I’m in NSW) or West to the Outback.
• Maybe check out a winery or two.
• Keep enjoying life.  Here. There. Everywhere.