Blogs from Kingston, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

After jettisoning some dodgy fruit (which we got from a roadside stall the previous day) at the Quarantine station, we crossed the border of South Australia and it was just a few minutes before we arrived in Mount Gambier. We had to navigate to a supermarket to re-stock on some basics, but then it was off to the Blue Lake. The Blue Lake is Mount Gambiers water supply (in an extinct volcano) and draws many visitors because of its distinct colour. It turns from blue to grey during March / April so it had started to turn, but we took a photo anyway. It is reputed to be over 200 metres deep. While we were there we came across the statue which commemorates the poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon. He was a noted horse handler and rider ... read more

Sunday 7th Yesterday we had a quiet day during which I washed the truck and trailer, did general servicing of the truck making sure all was well, and repacked the trailer for convenience. Marg did a trip to the biggest Woolworths Supermarket she had seen. So, now that we are stocked up, we were ready for the next phase of our journey. We had a beautiful sunset last night to celebrate the end of daylight saving, and headed west today. The plan was to drive from Mt Gambier to Millicent and then along a highway with three coastal salt water lakes. Unfortunately, we missed the key intersection, and took the shorter rout to Kingston SE. The journey was through easy rolling country. Large forests, sheep and beef country, and at Cape Jaffa, some large wineries. We ... read more

28th November 2008 - CHAINSAW MASSACRE CAMP!!! Nat was up at the crack of dawn this moning worrying about being moved on by the council man. I could have slept forever. Was a cold night and I was huddled so tight in the sleeping bag I dreamt about being a pupa and how one day I would turn into a butterfly!!! We had to drive to the nearest petrol station for a wash and teeth clean but soon after we were on the road for what we thought would be a shortish drive. I felt pretty dirty by this point.....no shower for 3 days!!! Even with washing in sinks, fresh clothes and deoderant I still felt grimy. Luckily for us we had decided to stay in a campsite every third night and tonight was night number ... read more