I am now parked for the night at an overnight rest stop called Moores Bridge which about 10km from Guilderton.
As I was driving along this morning I had a close encounter with a wide load which was a bit nerve scary. In the West it is not uncommon for gigantic mine trucks or huge pieces of machinery to be transported to the mines along the highway. They are always escorted by several scout cars with flashing lights, and in some cases by the police as well. Usually I know they are approaching because I can hear the drivers talking on CB radio when they are still a few kilometres away which gives me time to find a spot to pull off the road, but today I didn't know they were approaching until they were about half kilometre away. I couldn't pull over too far because the edges were soft and there was a steep ditch running along the side of the highway. Fortunately they were able to inch past me with just centimetres to spare and I could actually put my hand on the side of the low loader as it went past. I radioed the driver and jokingly thanked him for not pushing me off the road into the ditch and he responded by suggesting he could back up and have another go.
I wouldn't be without my CB radio. When I see a road train approaching in my rear vision mirror I quite often call the driver and tell him that I will get out of his way when safe to do so. Most of the time they are very appreciative and back off and wait for me to pull over.
Oscar seems to be better today. Thankfully he improved by the time I went to bed last night and I didn't have to keep getting out of bed to let him outside. He slept soundly all night and hadn't moved when I woke up this morning.
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