My Gap Year

December 2016 - February 2017

A 85-day adventure by Shane Read more

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Australia

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- Day 80
- Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 7:39 PM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 2 m
- Australia Kingston Park Recreation Park -35.03572, 138.5171835°2’9” S 138°31’2” E
Day 31
February 21, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Fixed the fridge today the thermocouple had died, pretty pleased with myself to diagnose the problem and fix it. Did some other maintenence to the van so I will be ready to head off tomorrow. Perfect afternoon so i will wet a line.Read more
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- Day 81
- Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 4:10 PM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 67 m
- Australia Alford -33.81682, 137.8225633°49’1” S 137°49’21” E
Day 32
February 22, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Some days are a little less glamorous than others. It's 4pm and I have been driving most of the day I stopped at Port Wakefield and Wallaroo but now I am parked for the night at a free camp on a closed school oval. The town is small and there is nothing to do except dor the pub.I will go for a walk have some dinner and go to bed early hopefully tomorrow will be a little more exciting.Read more
Matt GreeningEnjoying all of your updates Shane, even the ones you think are lacking glamour. What is good or not is often a matter of perspective...
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- Day 82
- Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 9:16 PM
- ☀️ 35 °C
- Altitude: 88 m
- Australia Lawrie Park -33.12963, 138.1108133°7’47” S 138°6’39” E
Day 33
February 23, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Big day today drove to Port Pirie via Port Broughton. Not much in between its a wheat farming area so it is pretty baron. Port Pirie also has a lead smelter that I am going to look at tomorrow, a sign I read said it's the largest in the world. I also narrowly missed being run over by a large train I went to give way but decided i better stop like the sign said, lucky as i did not see the train coming it would have been perfect timing. Found a little inlet amd caught a few little striped grunter but very quickly ran out of bait.Read more
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- Day 83
- Friday, February 24, 2017 at 10:05 PM
- 🌙 15 °C
- Altitude: 510 m
- Australia Cudmore Hill -32.64145, 138.0374732°38’29” S 138°2’15” E
Day 34
February 24, 2017 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Went on a bus tour of Port Pirie the town is based around the lead smelter apparently the bigeat in the world , not a place I would like to live they have regular tests of your lead levels if you want them and thats just if you live in town. The lead and cadmium settle ot the playground equipment and is ingested so to combat the under 5 year old children having high levels thet wash the bus stops and playground equipment every day. Don't think I would want to bring kids up there no mater what they say. Then moved up the hills near Wilmington for the night.Read more
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- Day 84
- Saturday, February 25, 2017
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 324 m
- Australia Wilmington -32.649, 138.1041832°38’56” S 138°6’15” E
Day 35
February 25, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Dropped the van at Wilmington and headed to Alligator gorge great place but got to close to a browne snake that was in a hurry to get away for me. Then back to Wilmington to have a look at the Toy Museum, spent a couple of hours talking cars with the owner. Great day but bugger from the 3.5km walk throught the gorge.Read more
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- Day 85
- Sunday, February 26, 2017
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 66 m
- Australia Port Augusta -32.62756, 137.4295732°37’39” S 137°25’46” E
Day 36
February 26, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Spent the morning in Port Augusta went to the Outback Discovery Center which was fantastic, the got some food and fuel to get ready for Lake Gairdner and headed to Nuttbush Retreat where I will leave the van while i am at Speed Week. Spent the afternoon with a few people from a car club that are also heading to speed week.Read more
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