Well, it's clear that you don't have lovebugs then. If you had to go
250km to the next station you'd never be able to do it through a lovebug
swarm. Even 50km would be a tough slog as the windshied and headlights
would be totally plastered over and you wouldn't be able to see to
drive. But lovebugs originated in Central America and have spread
around the states surrounding the Gulf of Mexico. Wet places. Not too
much danger of spreading to Western Australia. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Andrew Fildes wrote:
> Everything. The roadhouses in Western Australia can be up to 250km
> apart and there is NOTHING in between. I remember seeing a side road
> that said something like 'Potter Station', 120km. That's a long hard
> dirt road to reach the 'farm'.
> Typically they'll have a motel, cafe, service station, general store,
> camping area, accommodation for staff and so on as they service a
> small area. People live out there but they tend to be hiding from
> something or someone - or they're a bit strange. Or both. This is a
> land where the trucks drag five or six trailers and the roadkill is a
> dead steer by the roadside. In fact, you don't drive at night as
> hitting a big animal on the road can kill you.
> They'll hose anything down and there isn't a thing that they haven't
> seen.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 10/06/2010, at 10:58 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> But, do Aussie road rest stops provide free hose down stations?
>
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