Next morning starts with light drizzle in Dubbo, which is presumably always welcome.
We head across the road to a bakery for a hearty breakfast and then load up the car and start the trip back to Sydney.
This time our route is the main Mitchell Hwy, via Wellington to Orange to Bathurst.
Shortly after leaving Dubbo proper rain sets in. It gets heavier until it is absolutely torrential. Interestingly the autopilot in the car can see the lane markings and other vehicles better than we can, and it renders it all in realtime on the driver's display.
Not my picture, but this should give an idea of what this looks like:
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The heavy rain must be a thing of joy for the farmers, so bring it on.
We stop at the Bathurst superchargers for a top up and an early lunch at the Harvest Cafe.
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Also welcome: driving in that rain washed off most of the bug splats from the front of the car.
Then it's back on the road for the final leg to Sydney.