One of my fathers friend's used to drive a grader on the Stuart Highway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Highway), from Adelaide to Darwin in Australia, through the desert. 1700 miles through some pretty inhospitable country, in stifling heat (pre AC days, too, I believe this was late 60s, early 70s). He'd get to the other end, have five days off, and drive back.

I simply can't imagine that.