I am amazed at the number of people still travelling in the warmer weather.
Yes, at my age I'm a sook. I feel the hot, the cold and the humid.
And at the moment, the rain.
When it rains you can slide off track and get very bogged.
When it's hot , even the slightest movement seems to exhaust.
When it's humid...
well we all know about suicide month in
Darwin.
And yet the roads are full of 4wds pulling their c/t's going somewhere.
Not all are off to Fraser or a nice shady spot of fishing along the coast. Some will have red dirt on em when they return.
People are still travelling, despite it almost being the Wet and the Hot.
I've been out a few times around Xmas and swore never to return at that time of the year. I yearned for air con and a cold drink. Now both are standard, but you still have to survive the drive.
Notice that I havent asked how they can actually afford the fuel :)
Things are so much easier and nicer when it's a bit cooler. Not to mention safer.
Obviously I've missed some dramatic improvement in 4wd technology that negates the seasons.
Seems like only yesterday since I was agog at someone having a heated van. Now it seems that air con must be standard in new c/t's.
But what about when they actually get out of the vehicle ?
Even the locals stay indoors and still as much as possible during the heat.
Perhaps Global Warming means all that's changed.
Ain't technology wonderful ?