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Madam TomTom, our new passenger

After a nice breakfast at the local bakery we followed Madam’s instructions and turned along the highway to ‘Cobber’, which we reached 130 kms later.  Passing through this town I was rather surprised to have not heard a peep from her so pressed the button to see what she had in store for us next. 

“Go straight ahead for 440 kilometers then turn right to A-’del-aide”.  I guess we weren’t going to hear from her for a while.



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  1. ABAugust 25, 2010 at 7:51 PM

    Maybe, they could teach her to recite a few comedy routines to keep you entertained on long Australian highways.

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  2. UnknownAugust 25, 2010 at 9:43 PM

    LOL! Nice to meet Madam who doesn't speak very much! :-)

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  3. Mary AnnAugust 26, 2010 at 4:40 AM

    This happened to us a few times while on the road in the US. It's a funny feeling to have so much open road ahead.

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  4. MartinaAugust 28, 2010 at 8:49 PM

    This could never have happend in Germany ... ;-)

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