Counting down

This time next week we will be out of the state and on our epic journey. Finally got the car sorted... sort of... not quite what we were hoping for, but wheels none-the-less. My artistic partner makes the following comments about the decor...
It's the sort of car a nineteen year old Italian male would love to hoon up and down Lygon Street in late on a Saturday night. Lots of shiny metallic stuff inside - very hard on the eyes. At least the previous model we tried out (next one up) was subdued by leather inside. Not so this little charmer - a couple of fluffy dice hanging from the revision mirror should complete the picture!

And then there's the last-minute trip back into Kathmandu...
...had a last dash in to Kathmandu today and the man said "Haven't you left yet?" I replied "Er...have I been in that much?"

Watching the temperatures in mid-South Australia... and preparing ourselves for some cold nights. But north of Alice Springs will be nice and warm, just as Melbourne plumbs the depths of winter.

So, we slowly count down, and begin ticking off. The list of "to do"s gets shorter every day.