First Stop Adelaide

And we are off. Aslan and I left this morning at 10am, nearly on schedule. Today was a driving day. The goal was to hit Hahndorf, a small-town East of Adelaide and we arrived 7hrs and change later. Aslan is the best traveller, he was offered stops along the way but was just happy to be on the road, with the destination goal. You don't realise how much farming land is in Victoria and South Australia until you see it first-hand. One hour into our trip, just West of Bendigo, it was just farms, all the way to Adelaide, Canola, wheat, sheep and cows and nothing in between.

Not taking the Western Highway and taking the back routes was interesting it was almost like a farm was cut in half with half a tar road, the rest gravel for 4 hrs, but it saved us an hr going that way through St Arnaud, Nhill and some other 1 horse towns.

The car was great, with 180 litres of fuel on board and stopping is not necessary. First complaint from Aslan about the car though it needs a bigger drink holder. I'll talk to DRC about this on my return.

I made a deal with Aslan every time we hit a capital city we can stay in a hotel, and our first night was in Adelaide so we are staying at the Manna House right in Hahndorf. Hahndorf was established in 1838, when settlers came from Europe and settled here. When more Germans arrived, they too followed the previous Germans, and a closed knit community was formed.

Next hotel will be in Perth or Darwin, I’ve left it too Aslan to decide the route. He's not committing yet, and we hit Port August tomorrow so he will need to decide by tomorrow night. It will take us two weeks to cross the Nullarbor, to Perth, and probably 3-4 to hit Darwin if he chooses North, so I told him to enjoy the hotel, they will be few and far between.Leia mais