Sunday Nov 12, 2017

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Sunday was a day of rest. A big brunch was planned for today by our friends so that we’d be well fed to go on the 11-hour bus ride from Adelaide to Coober Pedy. And well fed we were! Musli/yogurt, bacon and eggs, beef sliders, lamb and roo on the Barbie, with lots of veggies and fruits, cheeses and breads, wine and coffee.

The bus was on time and the driver reminded us of a few things, like: you drink, you walk; once in the outback he likes to drive in the middle of the road (when safe) to maximize his vision and wildlife evasion techniques, although he will not do major swerving since that could cause a roll-over because of the mail/cargo trailer towed behind the bus; kangaroos can be an issue, but they can bounce off the "roo-bar", but cattle on the road is the major problem, he's had two bus write-offs over the past year; keep valuables in the overhead bins, since “thieves” have been known to crawl along the floor to take them from bags stowed under seats when everyone is asleep; walking after dark in Coober Pedy is a no-no, you’ll definitely get mugged. Yep, Aussies definitely like to “impress” tourists I believe, because none of the above actually happened. Could it? Who knows.....

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Photos

Long-time friends (1983 European Kontiki Tour)
FLTR: Cathy, Joy, Marion.

Brunch setting at the Pointon’s
Joy and Geoff major contributors!

Lamb, sliders and kangaroo
The darker meat is kangaroo. Very tasty but a bit more chewy than beef.

Comments

[toni]

Do you have WIFI in the outback?

[FerdyandMarioninOz]

WIFI in the Outback
Believe it or not Toni, coverage is pretty good. Not that fast, but it will do!

[Angela]

If your blog is just a snippet of your day, what adventures you’ll have for us when you return. Really enjoying your bog. Thanks, take care, have fun!

[Louise Smith]

Safety advice
Well, I guess you would rather have the "safety advice" ahead of time, instead of a disaster happening and then the driver saying, "I should have told you that......". You are having culinary as well as visual experiences! Would you eat kangaroo again?

[FerdyandMarioninOz]

I had a small piece of kangaroo to taste . Long hot walk yesterday around Uluru; it rained with a thunderstorm early evening; lint’s of red mud everywhere; made for interesting sleeping. Slept on the ground on swags; no stars because it was too cloudy; did see a double rainbow over Uluru. Off on another adventure today ; got up at 4:30 to see the sun rise over Uluru Marion