Perhaps We Shouldn’t Have Parked There

We’re on our way to Sydney and getting weary. At the little town of Tarcutta we choose the truck stop interchange to spend Saturday night. Being halfway between Melbourne and Sydney it has an enormous concrete apron where drivers can meet their counterparts and swap loads before returning to whence they came. As we figure that there is plenty of room for hundreds of trucks we park ourselves in the far corner and watch this fascinating activity. The amenities are excellent, separate heated bathrooms with toilets, showers and power points. Across the road is the very moving Truckers Memorial to the professional truck drivers lost on Australian highways. Time for bed and “Oh my God” the noise from shunting trucks and their air brakes, is high pitched. Thankfully all activity stops around 11:00pm and we have a peaceful night until they start rolling in again at 7:00am. I’m guessing that Saturday night is possibly the only night of the week that this spot would actually suit caravanners.

... and that's us down the back
and that’s us way down there
The amenities are way over there
The amenities are way over there

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