Really hard to sleep last night as it was still so hot. I had thought that it would be cooler 800km south but obviously I was incorrect as usual. Hopefully that would be the last night in that heat as Geraldton (where I was aiming for) should be a lot cooler. Anyway, woke up at 11 thinking it was at least 3am and that I would just start getting ready slowly until the sun came up when I could recommence my journey, only to look at the clock and be sorely disappoin...

So after chaotically packing all my stuff up at Sundancer and bidding a very fond farewell to Laurie I made the journey from Freo to Perth, lugging around all my stuff which proved to be a sweaty endeavour. I met Charlotte there at 10 and she informed me that she had already spoken to the rental people and that the price had soared as, despite what I had been told by Sarah, the original figure did not include insurance or the outback fee. However, I managed to ba...