Driving from Narrandera to Coonabarabran was easier than yesterday's trip and very green for the first few hours. The Australian landscape was beautiful and a white horse led the way. I passed the truck pulling the horse float 4 times but each time I stopped for rest I would end up behind the white horse again. Glad to have a mascot.
It was interesting to see the number of fox that are dying on the roadside indicating the number of fox that must be living. Wikipedia says there are 7.2 million red foxes in Australia!!
The weather did not encourage a stop in Parkes to visit The Big Dish but I was able to see it from the main road. Maybe on the return trip.
I read an account of a woman that lost her baby. Certainly more sadness than I have ever had to bear. She wrote
How do you survive the reality of it?
You rest, you grieve, you reach out, you recover, you trust, you remember, you hope and you accept. You gravitate to kindness, to help and you relinquish control over the things you can't govern. You assume that life is not out there to get you - it's there to teach you and to introduce you to yourself. You love because it's sweeter than bitterness. And you realise that people are incredible, resilient, willing and capable, and that you are one of them
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/the-children-ive-never-known-20130617-2ocz6.html#ixzz2XQFa5IgSRead more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/the-children-ive-never-known-20130617-2ocz6.html#ixzz2XQEvhStI
Keep blogging, I hope the weather is improving as are you on your new journey.
ReplyDeleteCG