Newbie driver: Emu Park to Mackay

    “DONT SLEEP AND DRIVE,” a common road sign on the national highway. I tried to keep myself awake by reading every road sign. There were also other road signs to keep drivers awake. Some are trivia games like “What is the largest island in Queensland” and the answer would be next road sign. Some are straight to the point like “Drowsy drivers die.” None of these road signs really work for me. I felt tired.

    I had to drive longer than 300 kilometres at once today. I did not expect that it would be so difficult to keep awake. So, I took a break whenever I felt tired. I took so many breaks that it took me 5 hours to get to Mackay, but the estimated travel time was supposed to be 4 hours. I was so tried that I did nothing after the drive although I arrived in Mackay at noon. After a long rest, I went for a swim to make me relaxed.

    The photo was taken in Memorial Swim Centre in Mackay.