On Saturday I headed up to Sydney to catch up with some new friends called Emma & Cai. From Gundaroo to their house in outer Sydney it was about 2hrs drive (177~km each way) mainly along the Federal and Hume Highways. I took the little rental Getz and enjoyed the scenery both ways - it is unlike anything I have seen in WA . The views over deep valleys were especially impressive.
It was great fun hanging out with Emma & Cai. Their friend Ben was also staying and we took their dog Millie down to the local park to kick a footy around. Despite not having played footy since about the age of 7~ I managed to get one or two kicks going in the right direction. At the end of the park was a steep slope that ended in a stream. No prizes for guessing who managed to get the football wet twice 
We spent the evening watching the box. Cai has a great selection of movies and TV Shows. Around 2AM we crashed and we all had a bit of a sleep in. Em & Cai are awesome people and it was great fun getting to know them both better. Will definitely be heading that way if another invite makes itself available.
The drive back on Sunday was a lot more eventful than the drive up on Saturday. About half way back the rain really set in. It was the sort of rain where you have the windscreen wipers on their max setting and you are still slowing down because you can’t see anything! This photo shows the grey sky and drizzle as the rain first sets in:
Rain coming in
This photo shows how low the visibility was. Both my car and the car in front had our lights on yet you can barely see the car in front!
The Rain Gets Serious
Despite the weather I made it home safely where the fire was burning warmly. This weekend I am off to Brisbane with the Blackburns for The Mental Toolbox. Will hopefully get another blog post out soon 
