With the rain continuing for 24 hours and not looking like clearing, I checked the BoM website to see if the weather was any better further down the coast. The forecasts contained little except varying degrees of rain for the next week as far south as Lakes Entrance. But further West there was good weather predicted so I changed my plans and headed West. The rain continued all the way to the Blue Mountains and in Lithgow the temperature was down to 13C. I was beginning to question my sanity at this point, but one of the signs of insanity is to continue with an action when common sense says to stop, so I kept going. Fortunately the rain eased off and the temperature rose as I continued on my way and by the time I
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