Blogs from Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 4

We arose in Port Lincoln on Day 19 after the best night’s sleep that I’d had on the journey so far! Not once did I wake up tossing and turning and Colman agreed that it was one of the best night’s sleep he’d had also. We cleaned up, made breakfast, took down the tent and headed into Port Lincoln to see the sights. It was a complete letdown to be honest as there was very little to do there so after a few quick photos on the wharf of the jetty and bay, we made tracks back up Eyre Peninsula, in the direction of Port Augusta. The first place of “interest” we came across along the way was Tumby Bay. A lookout of a group of islands and a Gold Factory turned our heads and so ... read more

Réveil matinal sur notre campement de fortune. On trace vite fait, direction Port Augusta qui est aux pieds des Flinders Ranges, c’est la destination pour les prochains jours. Premier arrêt petit déj à Widunna, qui fière de son activité agricole a érigé une belle statue de fermier australien faite entièrement en granite. Ca a pris 12 ans pour la faire car ce sont uniquement des bénévoles de la ville qui l’ont faite. On prend nos céréales tout en l’admirant, et surprise à côté se trouve les fameuses Sturt Desert Peas, ces fleurs rouges à pois noirs que l’on voit partout sur les guides/cartes postales. Un couple d’australiens qui se trouvent à côté nous avons que c’est seulement la 2nde fois qu’ils en voient, quelle chance nous avons !! Bon ce n’est pas tout mais il faut ... read more

....remember that we had trouble with the FM transmitter in an earlier episode??......well, it had a problem with the display, looked like it was burnt out...OMG...not good, no IPOD music, but it was still working so we persisted....then it seemed to fix itself a few times, only to fail again later on....WTF!.....anyway, we finally realised that the display only failed when we were wearing our sunnies! Polarising lenses, not good for looking at little LCD screens...........we are such nuffers! ... read more

This entry covers our stay at Port Augusta - 20th Oct to 22nd Oct. Hi Guys we have been out of range having fun at the beach for a while so now we are trying to catch up, this will probably happen a few times over the trip ! Arriving in Port Augusta (PA) which will be our base for the next 3 nights. PA is known as "the Crossroads", as major highways to the Northern Territory and Western Australia converge in PA along with 2 of the worlds great train journeys , The Ghan to Darwin and the Indian Pacific to Perth. Our first day was taken up with visiting the Wadlata Outback Discovery Centre, a must see attraction particularly if going to the Flinders Ranges. Trish and I enjoyed a good 3 hours walking ... read more

The last two days have been huge. Monday we drove from Alice Springs to Coober Pedy (900km) and today we drove from Coober Pedy to Port Augusta (550km). Coober Pedy was a really intersting place. We drove in to town late on Monday night so didn't get to see much, we did go and have a beer in the underground bar. We took a look around this morning an had a tour of the old mine. The old guy who took the tour used to be a miner, he and his cousin started mining in the early 60's. We also checked out some of the opal shops and bought some lovely opal jewellery. The drive from Coober Pedy to Port Augusta is pretty unintersting with the landscape being pretty much the same the whole way. We ... read more