Adventure 8. 

Overall, it appears to me that Australia is taking better care of their homes and neighborhoods, though I really haven't been here long enough to be sure about that. In Oregon, the coastal communities can often seem run down. Here, the downtowns in all the small towns seem prosperous. Lots of kids and playgrounds. 

It seems like the wealth is spread a little more evenly than in America, though again, I haven't really been here long enough to be sure about that. 

 

No one here seems to have heard of Oregon. To be fair, Linda and I haven't heard of most of these places either. We usually say, "We're the state on the west coast just above California. Basically, halfway between Seattle and San Francisco."

They've all heard of the latter, at least. They also all seem to ask about fires. 

Linda and I decided to take a day off from traveling. We checked into a motel only about 15 minutes away from Eden in Mirembula and are just resting. Tomorrow we push on to Wes and Ev's place in Churchill, which is five hours away.