Ozgirl > wrote:
: I'd kill for all of it! We drove 950 km's home yesterday. I had cleared
: the fridge before I left, eating everything in sight to conserve funds for
: the trip south. We stayed with daughter and grandkids so no accommodation
: costs but we still needed fuel, a motel on the way down and Xmas...

: We drove for 12 hours yesterday, normally I could do the trip in 10 (over
: two days) but my son came back with me (missing mummy and all she does too
: much!) and he is limited to 90kph on his licence and it also rained almost
: the entire way including several times where visibility was down to almost
: nothing because of torrential rain. We also took a different route to avoid
: the main highway and its problems, thought it would be better for son, lol.
: He certainly learned a lot yesterday! Like how to drive while aqua planing,
: how to drive along narrow, tight roads through mountains while there is
: cloud around you, torrential rain and water running across the road. That
: route was also 120 k's longer so we did ok all things considered. Once we
: hit our state he was able to drive to the local speed limits, no limits here
: (sadly IMO). I had been driving in front of him most of the way to make sure
: his speed stayed right - the police presence was enormous and one fine, no
: matter how small is the end of his licence.

: Yesterday being a public holiday meant no shops open at 8.30 last night when
: we got home, the kids shared a packet of corn chips and some salsa and
: crashed, I had nothing for dinner and just ate toast for brekky with PB, no
: tea (out of tea and milk).

: I just looked in the freezer and figured I could feed the kids a pretty
: filling meal tonight if I get some sausages today Got frozen mash, frozen
: corn and frozen peas and a can of instant gravy, lol. Some carrots also
: lasted the last 17 days in the fridge vegetable crisper. Two more days
: before I can shop properly.

Jan,

Sounds like quite a trip! Delighted to hear tht there was rain, even if
it was a severe learning experience for your son. I well remember my
first 2 trips alone in the car. Trip one was not that far, but I had to
drive home in a blinding snowstorm. the second was 40 miles on
unfamiliar back roads at night in dense fog. I think I was going at 2 MPH
for a good part of that trip. I was absolutely shaking when I got home.
this was over 50 years ago and is still fresh in my mind.

Hope you get some decent food soon. and Happy New Year!

Wendy