Day 49 Port Germein

Goodbye Coober Pedy. Stretches of crap road south of Coober Pedy with undulating road or dips. Plays havoc with the van. Still heaps of cars in various states of deterioration on the side of the road. Decided to call into Woomera to have a look. This is the closest I have seen to a seemingly abandoned fairly modern town or ghost town. There were cars in driveways etc but not one person walking in the street or other cars driving around. Very spooky. If this is still a functioning RAAF base I would hate to get posted here. Stopped in to fuel up in Port Augusta and caught up with a good friend Rachael for coffee. Rachael is ex navy and now a South Australian copper. Tough gig being a copper in PA. Great to catch up but too short. Will make it longer next time. Vic had screwed up my travel plans again with the snap 5 day lockdown. We were thinking of stopping near Adelaide to catch up with some friends but have decided to full steam ahead back to NSW. Staying at Port Germein tonight, about 60k south of Port Augusta. It has the longest jetty in SA at 1.5k. Bloody storm with very strong winds came through just after we set up on the van park. Cleared in about 30 minutes and now clear skies. Went down to the local for a quick beer, tiny pub with a few locals inside. Would be packed with 20 people inside. More of our magical mystery tour back to ACT tmwRead more