WA Easter - Day 5
Monday, 29 April 2019
With nothing scheduled until the following day we had an entire day to make our way to Dryandra so we took ourselves to Ikea for breakfast which never dissappoints. Then we did a trip to spotlight for some wool for Zali's knitting projects, then we filled all the remaining space in the car with our food for the next 3 days. Our drive was around 2 hours long and would have been completely uneventful had I not got a speeding ticket. I was pulled over after being clocked at 125 whilst overtaking in an overtaking lane (speed limit 110). The policeman took my licence and went off to do his paperwork while I sat and braced myself for Easter double demerit points and a hefty fine. However by some Easter miracle, Mr Policeman saw fit to reduce my speeding to below 10 kms above the limit which meant I got away with zero demerit points and a $100 fine. I didn't know that there were any speeding tickets left in australia that are so cheap. I was very lucky.  The rest of our drive really was uneventful (and also spent entirely under the speed limit). As soon as we arrived Jon dragged himself off to bed and stayed there most of the rest of the day. Dryandra is a little forest village comprised of 10 old woodcutters houses run at not-for-profit prices and looks like it would be a place school and other groups to visit. We had a nice little cottage with a lovely veranda looking out over a clearing that was generally full of kangaroos. We were free of the distractions of mobile service, tv or wifi - which was really nice. We spent a quiet evening reading and relaxing and trying to stay out of Jon's coughing and sneezing range. 
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