Home Again

It wasn't a long visit to Oberon this time. Finished what needed to be done by lunchtime so we hit the road a little after 12.30pm. The weather was much better today, gone was the low cloud, drizzle and rain. The cross-country run across to the Great Western Highway was a pleasant drive with very little traffic to deal with.

After climbing up the Blue Mountains, it was time to look for lunch. There weren't too many options for a quick lunch at Mount Victoria so it was on to Blackheath for chicken and chips. After lunch it was back on the road, picking our way across the top of the range and the road works where they are progressively widening and duplicating the highway. Yes, the work needs to be done but unfortunately the whole area is losing the character it had years ago as a result.

Filled up the Subaru at Springwood before finally dropping off the range and onto the M4 heading towards Sydney. From the M4 it was onto the M7 and then M5 heading towards Sydney airport. Fortunately there wasn't a lot of traffic yet on the M5 so it was a quick run through the tunnel to the Airport exit. Returned the hire car with plenty of time to spare for catching Virgin's 4.45pm flight to Melbourne. The Subaru was OK to drive and was well appointed but it didn't excite me - it was just a car (or should I say a truck).

The flight to Melbourne was 20 minutes late boarding. It seems that with Sydney Airport, it is no longer a question of "Were you late?" but "How late were you?". Anyway, the flight home and the taxi ride that followed were uneventful, bringing to a close a couple of days working on-site with Oberon Council.