Road to Nowhere

You had to yell over the all the noise in the van. The wheels chattered over the red washboard dirt road, shaking every cupboard, pot, pan, dish, and piece of cutlery, easing every screw loose, and after 30-odd kilometers, sheering off the latches on the cabinets.
We were heading out to Alpine National Park where we would be starting our bush walk.
The van had one more challenge- crossing a little creek, which it overcame with ease. As the ignition turned off, it sounded like a huge sigh of relief...not sure if it was from the van itself or the passengers who had been battered around inside for the previous 2 hours.
Regardless, the van would get a rest for the next two days, and our hard work was just about to begin.
We packed the last few loose items into our packs, wrote "Back on the 17th" in the dust on the back of the van and headed off into the bush.

nb: Bushfire Fairytales is the blog about this hike.