The plan was to get away at 1pm, fortunately we were all able to meet up a little earlier and got away at about 12:45.
A few minutes after we headed off on convoy, Chris called on the radio, he had forgotten to pack some essential items, one of which was the first aid kit, so a quick U turn and head back home to pick up the overlooked items.
Apart from that the trip to Hay was uneventful with the traffic on the M31 not too heavy and with dual lanes easy to sit on the speed limit. Turning off onto the Sturt Highway (A20), there was less traffic so once again any slower vehicles we were able to pass easily. Once we got out further west the plains are flat and the highway straight with great visibility so once again easy driving.
The last half hour into Hay was a race against the darkness fast approaching, and we arrived into Hay just on dusk, so not too bad at all.
After checking into the motel, we then headed to the pub for a few relaxers and for a meal. This was an early night as we wanted to be up at 5:00am and on our way, as tomorrow is a big drive day