Blogs from Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 3

At the moment I am lieing bed in the trailer tent. I am nice and warm.today we are going to coober peedy , at coober peedy is a big mining city.... read more

Friday 27th We woke to a beautiful morning. Some times it is the sunrise photo that impresses, but this morning I quickly grabbed Marg's camera and took a photo of the station homestead behind the camp ground as it and the hills behind glowed with the rising sun. Only in the outback in these red soiled areas do you get this glow, and it is always a hit with photographers and viewers alike. We made an early start to Port Augusta as we wanted to be there early for easy parking close to the supermarket, before heading off to Iron Knob, and then down the Eyre Peninsular for the next 6 or 7 days. The drive south was easy, but as it was still early Marg had to make space on the road for sheep, goats, ... read more

Leaving Adelaide, it was not long before the roads became quieter and once again we are travelling on roads with not much else to see apart from fields upon fields of oats and barley etc and seems that there is enough here to feed the world! Our first night’s stop on the road, after our 9 nights in a beautiful spacious home, was in a bush camp just out of the town of Peterborough, approximately 250 kms north of Adelaide where we immediately fell into the old routine of having happy hour with our fellow campers next to us. One couple had just come down from Alice Springs so gave us the latest details on where to get the best priced diesel as we know that we must be prepared in some places to pay at ... read more

La suite de ma route passait par la péninsule de Eyre, très réputée pour la pêche et les fruits de mer. Génial, je sais pas pêcher et j'aime pas les moules... Mais pour moi, c'était surtout une occasion de voir un peu des villes où me faire de l'argent avant d'attaquer la traversée du désert (en plus des raisons habituelles: voir du pays, rencontrer des gens...) Au début, c'était surtout des ports, des zones militaires et des grosses zones industrielles, pas super joli, mais ça s'est vite transformé en petits villages tranquilles où les australiens en vacances vont pêcher et faire bronzette. Encore une fois, ça n'était pas l'endroit le plus joli de l'Australie, mais j'ai pu prendre le temps de découvrir des coins sympas, le plus souvent des plages isolées, sans personne à part quelques ... read more

After Coober Pedy, we headed to the small town of Woomera which used to be the main site for experimental British rocket and nuclear tests. We explored the outdoor missile park and Dean visited the rocket range museum. Woomera is still an active Department of Defence test site but it feels slightly eerie and artificial. There’s a really nice outdoor swimming pool though! After a lovely swim, we had lots of fun on the diving board. Sadly, I doubt we’ll ever see the day when I manage to do a proper dive instead of a belly flop! That night we stayed at a roadside rest stop with the most stunning view of the surrounding lakes and lagoons. Our neighbour for the night was a somewhat intoxicated old chap who made good company for the evening. His ... read more