Epenarra

April 2021 - May 2024

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- Apr 23, 2021, 5:35pm
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- Australia South Australia Barmera Lake Barmera -34.215172, 140.46894834°12’55” S 140°28’8” E
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Day 1
Entering SA
April 23, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Camping on the shore right on waters edge of lake Bonny near Barmera. Nice sunset. No set camp spots, can spread out along shore. Some soft sand. Passed through fruit fly quarantine. They confiscated our choko. They didn’t know what it was. Balmy night, no wind. Pelicans fishing in the lake.Read more
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- Apr 25, 2021, 8:24pm
- 🌙 19 °C
- Altitude: 161 m
- Australia South Australia -30.025936, 135.1957730°1’33” S 135°11’45” E
Day 3
Roadside camp
April 25, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Checked out Woomera and looked at the bombs and rocket display in the park. The town looks drab but has lots of facilities, netball, tennis, pool etc. camped along the road tonight , not much traffic after dusk. Plenty of wood for a fire. Will check out Coober Pedy tomorrow- about an hour up the road. Have had phone reception in and out for a long way along the Stuart Hwy.Read more
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- Apr 25, 2021
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 369 m
- Australia South Australia Flinders Ranges -32.181255, 138.00657732°10’53” S 138°0’24” E
Day 3
Warren gorge camping area
April 25, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Stayed overnight at Warren gorge conservation park part of the Flinders, on the advice of a comment in WikiCamps that said she stayed over Easter and was the only one there. People, generators, kids, music- joy! People driving 50m to the toilet??The toilets and fire pits were nice. Soft close toilet seats even! Angela went for a 5 k walk at dawn while I waited for the sun to heat the camper before getting out of bed. Chuffs(birds, spelling?) are very friendly.Read more
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- Apr 26, 2021, 6:43pm
- 🌙 22 °C
- Altitude: 413 m
- Australia Northern Territory MacDonnell -24.905215, 133.19590124°54’19” S 133°11’45” E
Day 4
Coober Pedy & desert oak roadside camp
April 26, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Had a bit of a look around Coober Pedy and went into the old mine museum which was interesting- hard work in the old days. Landscape is a mass of dirt hills. We’re about 150k from Alice, overnighting at another roadside camp. The road runs between a couple of sand dunes and the camp is not far off the road. When you’re lying in bed you can hear the road trains coming from a distance and as they get closer they get noisier and noisier with the sound echoing off the dunes. It sounds like an aeroplane landing and you have your tent set up beside the runway.Read more
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- Apr 27, 2021, 7:17pm
- 🌙 26 °C
- Altitude: 433 m
- Australia Northern Territory -20.971872, 135.04496820°58’19” S 135°2’42” E
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Day 5
Errolola Waterhole
April 27, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Big drive today, shopping in Alice and then planned to camp at Old police station waterhole via Murray Downs and the Binn track. Didn’t quite make it so stopped at Errolola waterhole. Got fuel at Barrow ck $1:94 cpl before turning off hwy. Pub at Barrow ck interesting, lots of quirky stuff all over the walls. Binn’s track rough in parts, lots of wash aways. Apparently there has been a lot of rain this season. Baked lamb & roast veg for dinner tonight. It’s still about 26 deg now at 7:15pm- low 30s in the day but low humidity. Should get into Epenarra by lunch time tomorrow.Read more
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- Apr 29, 2021, 9:47pm
- 🌙 22 °C
- Altitude: 313 m
- Australia Northern Territory Barkly Wutunugurra -20.462471, 135.25029720°27’45” S 135°15’1” E
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Rest day in Epenara
April 29, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Arrived at Tim & Jane’s yesterday and setup in their yard. It was good to catch up with them again.Town looks pretty much as we remember, maybe a few more dead cars laying around. Met up with some of the ladies at mid week church and this afternoon I went out with Tim and a couple of men to the river and had a bible study while the kangaroo tail was roasting in the coals. Tomorrow- Friday- we leave early for Mataranka for an overnight stop and then to Katherine for the convention.Read more
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- Apr 30, 2021, 10:20pm
- 🌙 24 °C
- Altitude: 214 m
- Australia Northern Territory Roper Gulf Daly Waters -16.254248, 133.3690816°15’15” S 133°22’9” E
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Overnight at Daley Waters
April 30, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Herding cows is probably easier than organising a mob of women from Community. Eventually got going and ended the day at Daly Waters caravan park and pub. There was a rodeo on as well and so many spectators and competitors that we were shown to the overflow camping area-there must have been 1000 people there.Turns out it was a blessing-away from the main crowded camping area and our group had it to ourselves. Music is still blaring, maybe it will stop at midnight. I think they only have one rodeo per year here and we picked that day to overnight. Some of our group went over to watch the bull riding etc but when we got the chance, things were winding down and we only got to see the people running and sliding in the mud in their undies- literally a letdown!Read more
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- May 1, 2021
- ⛅ 31 °C
- Altitude: 313 m
- Australia Northern Territory Barkly Wutunugurra -20.462473, 135.2503120°27’45” S 135°15’1” E
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KCC
May 1, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Arrived a Katherine Showground & found a shady tree to set up. There were 6 talks by Jono Wright via zoom. Unfortunately he felt unwell and as a precaution he wanted to get checked for COVID but there wasn’t any checking stations over the long week end, so he isolated in a Katherine hotel anyway. Looked at 3 kings, Saul, David & Jesus & what their heart condition was for God. There was also time for different communities to share or sing. Did the trip back in one stint- 12 hrs. It’s been a busy couple of days. Who said retirement was laying back. The photo of the man playing guitar is Harold & Kaye Dalywaters from Elliott , who visited at Winmalee church many yrs ago.Read more
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- May 4, 2021
- ⛅ 31 °C
- Altitude: 313 m
- Australia Northern Territory Barkly Wutunugurra -20.462462, 135.2503620°27’45” S 135°15’1” E
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Back in Epenarra
May 4, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Time for a rest and domestics/minor repairs-washing, cleaning etc.
Been searching through the dump to find scrap metal to make a frame to hang the canvas story pictures that the ladies paint- a bit like a clothes rack. Went down to the river this afternoon and cooked a pork roast in the camp over-crackling even. Tim and the kids went for a kayak and Angela swam across to the other side.
A visiting band played some music the other night. Part of an attempt to get all the communities in the Barkley region talking together and mapping out a future. They also put on a free bbq for everyone. Seems like it’s a way to get people to come. Helped Tim hang a car bonnet sign in a tree to try to get people thinking about not getting on the grog. Men’s bible study down by the river with the obligatory kangaroo tail cooked over the coalsRead more
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- May 18, 2021, 6:48pm
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 85 m
- Australia Northern Territory Katherine -14.184118, 132.03094214°11’3” S 132°1’51” E
Day 26
On the road again
May 18, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Said our goodbyes to Tim & Jane & the ladies & headed back up the Stuart Hw. It was a really good time there and hopefully they were encouraged as much as we were. Dropped in to the Centrelink/ council office to get some forms verified & caught up with a white lady who we met last time. She has just been hit by the Holy Spirit & is like a sponge sucking up everything she can find & asking so many questions. She thought it was Devine providence that we arrived when we did. She came down to the river with us all a couple of times. Keep praying that the seed has landed on the good soil. Found a pleasant spot to camp on a river at Edith. Not sure if there are crocs , apparently they have cleared them from the springs in Katherine 50 k further south. Checked out Pine Creek & the museum- talkative local attendant. 3000 Chinese were bought in to mine for gold & build the rail line in the late 1800s. Camping by a crystal clear stream, flowing over rocks, even I went for a dip. Grass under foot and no burrs or red dust. Angela is planning to spend the next couple of days on her assignment. Discovered that the electrical plug to our fridge had half melted, loose connection I guess. Fortunately I had packed a soldering iron, not usual, & was able to make a temporary fix. Cold beer is still on the menu. Walked along the stream up to the waterfall- very pleasant. Darwin will be our next stop for a couple of days. Will try to meet up with Angela’s niece Rhianna.Read more
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