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- Day 27
- Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 7:44 PM
- 🌙 19 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
AustraliaBarmera34°14’13” S 140°29’44” E
Chunky Custard
April 4, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Wild 70’s band “Chunky Custard” singing all the hits from the 70’s and 80’s.
Tremendous sound and great costumes to fill the parts.
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- Day 27
- Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:27 PM
- Altitude: 13 m
- AustraliaBarmera34°14’13” S 140°29’44” E
Well its official.
April 4, 2023 in Australia
That’s it, it’s official, no argument can possibly be entered into. The most popular song sung across the Rally and performed by every different band was, wait for it.
“Sweet Caroline”
ButRead more
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- Day 28
- Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 10:36 AM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 45 m
- AustraliaJaeschke Lagoon34°11’17” S 140°0’15” E
Viewpoint Cafe, Waikerie
April 5, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Got a great free camp overnight stop for tonight at the Waikerie Silo Art. After setup we headed here for some breakfast. Top view over the Murray.
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- Day 28
- Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 12:37 PM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- AustraliaLions River Front Park34°10’34” S 139°59’10” E
Murray River Highway Ferries
April 5, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Dotted all the way along the Murray River from the VIC border are these little ferries that are free to travel on. They form a part of the SA highway road network and connect each side of the riverRead more
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- Day 28
- Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 1:43 PM
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- AustraliaH and L G S Reserve34°2’10” S 139°40’22” E
Morgan, SA
April 5, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
This massive inland river port of Morgan is just a shadow of its original self. A century ago this was a bustling river port on the Murray that would transport all sorts of goods from the interior toRead more
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- Day 28
- Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 8:19 PM
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 50 m
- AustraliaWaikerie Railway Station34°10’57” S 139°59’26” E
Waikerie by Night
April 5, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Took these shots of the night view of the Waikerie Silo Art. Cool with the moon in the background.
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- Day 29
- Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 10:48 AM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 41 m
- AustraliaSunnydale34°37’57” S 139°39’56” E
Big Bend, SA
April 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We found it, one of the darkest places on earth for star watching. We’d come back and stay the night but it’s stormy and overcast. Won’t see a thing.
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- Day 29
- Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 12:02 PM
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 63 m
- AustraliaKaroonda Railway Station35°5’38” S 139°53’56” E
Karoonda Shuffle Silo Art
April 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Finally reached Karoonda before stepping into Adelaide tomorrow. These silos are famous and have a night laser show on them, so staying tonight at the RV overnight next to it.
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- Day 29
- Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 12:42 PM
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
- AustraliaKaroonda Railway Station35°5’40” S 139°53’46” E
Karoonda Pub
April 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
After checking out the silo art we park across from the pub tucked in under the trees behind the Merino Sheep. Can just see the car sticking out from behind.
Into the pub for a refreshing soft drink,Read more
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- Day 29
- Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 12:58 PM
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
- AustraliaKaroonda Railway Station35°5’40” S 139°53’46” E
Local Talent
April 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
In the pub for a coldie or two and one of the local old fellas at the bar starts making these origami figurines.
A flying bird, a dinosaur, and a talking crow. Love it, Sue was stoked.
And the purpleRead more
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- Day 29
- Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 5:37 PM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 47 m
- AustraliaKaroonda Railway Station35°5’42” S 139°53’47” E
The Heavens Opened Up
April 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
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- Day 30
- Friday, April 7, 2023
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- AustraliaWayville34°56’50” S 138°35’21” E
Adelaide not as Planned
April 7, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
The day before arriving in Adelaide Paul took a bit of a turn and we tested for Covid but seemed okay but he was quite sick with a fever. By the time we reached Adelaide and another bad night we didRead more
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- Day 31
- Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 11:20 AM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 330 m
- AustraliaAlec Johnston Park35°1’54” S 138°48’42” E
Hahndorf
April 8, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Visited the beautiful German city of Hahndorf on the Adelaide Hills. First settled back in 1839 by German immigrants.
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- Day 32
- Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 4:14 PM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 30 m
- AustraliaWikaparndo Wirra34°56’49” S 138°35’18” E
Happy Easter.
April 9, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Woke this morning to find a Happy Easter gift sitting on our outside table, compliments of the Adelaide Showgrounds.
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- Day 32
- Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 5:24 PM
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 71 m
- AustraliaPirie Street Tram Stop34°55’31” S 138°35’59” E
Adelaide city
April 9, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
With our condition visiting any places was no longer an option. Although there were many locations we could just visit by driving through.
Paul could only last a couple of hours and had to head backRead more
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- Day 33
- Monday, April 10, 2023 at 3:00 PM
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- AustraliaKingston36°39’29” S 139°51’15” E
The Granites
April 10, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Found this gorgeous free camp north of Kingston SA.
Right by the beach facing due west, couple of other vans here but plenty of room.
Will doing mostly free camps for the next few days to stay awayRead more
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- Day 33
- Monday, April 10, 2023 at 5:50 PM
- 🌙 16 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- AustraliaKingston36°39’28” S 139°51’16” E
Sunset at The Granites
April 10, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Was a great spot for a sunset but would have been even better if some cloud cover was present.
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- Day 34
- Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 10:20 AM
- Altitude: 10 m
- AustraliaTown Beach37°9’48” S 139°45’19” E
Robe, SA
April 11, 2023 in Australia
After leaving Adelaide we were still testing positive so had to stay away from other people. Made our way down to lovely Oceanside town Robe.
A lot of historic nautical history in this region.
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- Day 34
- Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 11:59 AM
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- AustraliaTantanoola Railway Station37°41’48” S 140°27’22” E
Tantaloon Tiger Pub
April 11, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
This was supposed to be a special treat for lunch in our journey south but alas, the pub had been forced to shut down a few weeks earlier, due to unpaid rent. Shame.
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- Day 35
- Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 11:14 AM
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 341 m
- AustraliaArarat37°17’3” S 142°55’45” E
Ararat, VIC
April 12, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Old mallee town of Ararat services all the local farmers in the area. Also on the main route from Adelaide to Melbourne.
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- Day 35
- Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 12:47 PM
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 220 m
- AustraliaHalls Gap Recreation Reserve37°8’20” S 142°31’9” E
Halls Gap
April 12, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Pete took us around to Halls Gap, the gateway to the Grampians. A really pretty little spot aimed directly at the hiking, camping tourists that frequent The Grampians for the bush experience. .
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- Day 35
- Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 2:21 PM
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 813 m
- AustraliaIndigo Creek37°7’21” S 142°30’13” E
The Grampians
April 12, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Gone to the top lookout for the view, but for some reason we couldn’t see anything, don’t know why.
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- Day 35
- Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 2:21 PM
- 🌧 15 °C
- Altitude: 813 m
- AustraliaIndigo Creek37°7’21” S 142°30’13” E
Uncle Pete
April 12, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Caught up with good old Uncle Pete. Haven’t seen him in over 20 years and he is still as crazy as ever.
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- Day 37
- Friday, April 14, 2023 at 5:00 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 608 m
- AustraliaMount Dandenong37°49’37” S 145°21’11” E
Mt Dandenong Skyhigh
April 14, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Almost recovered from our Covid by the time we reached Melbourne. Was fantastic catching up with Bec for a few days and showing her around my original home town.
Up to the famous Skyline restaurantRead more
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- Day 37
- Friday, April 14, 2023 at 5:10 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 612 m
- AustraliaMount Dandenong37°49’40” S 145°21’9” E
The Dandenongs
April 14, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
This area is just stunning. Rich in history and unique little villages that you can spend days exploring.