Relaxing in South Australia
Colleen says “We crossed the Nullarbor and its tedious driving in about 2 and half days..Listening to music and Bill Bryson’s “Down Under” along the way. The petrol price in the middle was $1.80 per litre..Luckily we managed to eke it out to the slightly cheaper stations. Once again we stopped to marvel at the massive 90 meter high sheer cliffs of the Bight, with the endless blue ocean stretching across to the ant arctic, and crashing on the rocks below..awesome. We have stopped at Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula for a few days rest..It’s been a long drive from Perth. It’s a pretty bay and a caravan park right on the beach...the water is only meters from our caravan and the pelicans strut around hoping for a feed from the fishermen. The park is almost full..all of us with grey hair! there are the most amazing rigs that must have cost thousands...high tech 4x4 with huge off road vans...funny to see two tiny grey podgy folk jump out, and then set up their laptops! There are also modest rigs with the couples who are retired and are now working at odd job to pay their way round the country. MOST seem to have been on the road for 18 months, 2 years or more, and are just taking their time going around the whole place. What a life! From here we are going to Port Augusta, and then to the Flinders Ranges, Wilpena Pound.”
Colleen says “We crossed the Nullarbor and its tedious driving in about 2 and half days..Listening to music and Bill Bryson’s “Down Under” along the way. The petrol price in the middle was $1.80 per litre..Luckily we managed to eke it out to the slightly cheaper stations. Once again we stopped to marvel at the massive 90 meter high sheer cliffs of the Bight, with the endless blue ocean stretching across to the ant arctic, and crashing on the rocks below..awesome. We have stopped at Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula for a few days rest..It’s been a long drive from Perth. It’s a pretty bay and a caravan park right on the beach...the water is only meters from our caravan and the pelicans strut around hoping for a feed from the fishermen. The park is almost full..all of us with grey hair! there are the most amazing rigs that must have cost thousands...high tech 4x4 with huge off road vans...funny to see two tiny grey podgy folk jump out, and then set up their laptops! There are also modest rigs with the couples who are retired and are now working at odd job to pay their way round the country. MOST seem to have been on the road for 18 months, 2 years or more, and are just taking their time going around the whole place. What a life! From here we are going to Port Augusta, and then to the Flinders Ranges, Wilpena Pound.”
Paul says ”The picture has some aspects of the Nullabor desert, Honour box, Road train passing us - 46 wheels and the Great Australian Bight”
4 comments:
Lovely to hear your adventures, wish we were with you too. We just returned from a horrible 4 day camping 'holiday' with 2 sick babies, and a sick mommy, having gone NORTH (axtreme stupidity) from Perth which experienced it's hottest days in November for 80 years. HELLISH and full of FLIES.
Sounds fantastic. We looked up Streaky Bay on Google earth - I am sure we saw your caravan at the caravan park.... (right next to the beach.)
We also looked up pictures of the Bight cliffs - awesome.
Here is a nice website with pics of the Flinders Range.: au.geocities.com/daveclarkecb/GalFlinders.html
Glad you got through the desert unscathed. It must be nice to "relax" for a few days. Look forward to the next news.
Joe and June Johannesburg
Following your progress with great interest. keep the news flowing. Julie and Kate finished the final exam at Rhodes today.
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