[Jen]

Originally Posted by gary

Hi Jen,

Thanks for the post.

After doing battle with the Sydney toll road system, Ron visited us yesterday afternoon
here at Mount Kuring-Gai, which in the far north of Sydney. He talked about how much
enjoyed his stay with you. He also mentioned being able to catch up with some of the
WA observers, including Roger Groom.

Ron had also visited us on his way down at the beginning of the trip and it was
great to catch up with him again over lunch. Not shy to just get behind the wheel and drive,
when I asked, Ron told me it was his sixth trip across the Nullabor!

One thing he was adamant about was never trying to do it again in summer.
I would imagine the 41C-plus temperatures whilst camping out can be hard going
after a while.

Despite carrying the scope all that way in the trailer, it sounds like he did not have much
luck weather-wise, experiencing the unsettled weather we have had across large
parts of the continent recently. So many an observing night was denied him for
want of clear skies. He also mentioned rolling into Port Lincoln when the town was
subjected to the bush fires.

When he departed late yesterday afternoon he was Newcastle bound and only
a few more nights from home. We wish Ron a safe trip home and hope to catch
up with again very soon!

Jen, thanks for looking after our mutual friend, Ron!

Best regards

Gary & Mai

Gday Gary oh i hope he said all good stuff about me im glad he managed to stop in to see you too he said he was going to I tried contacting him today to see how he was travelling (havnt heard from him yet) hope he gets home safely