Our Lap of Oz - Part 3

dezembro 2021 - fevereiro 2022

We have left Tasmania and now head west to South Australia and West Australia. Leia mais

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- 16 de dez. de 2021, 12:00
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 47 m
- Austrália State of South Australia Walkerville Vale Park Glenbrook Close Reserve Number Three -34.889327, 138.62688234°53’22” S 138°37’37” E
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Adelaide & Adelaide Hills
16 de dezembro de 2021, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
In to the big smoke of Adelaide for a couple of days mainly to get our Covid booster shot which was due. It's amazing how we forget how hectic traffic can be in the bigger cities and how constricting inner city caravan parks are. We spent Thursday afternoon exploring the Central Markets in Adelaide that brought back great memories of some of the indoor markets we have seen around the world. I managed to pick up some chocolate ginger and Faye couldn't make up her mind so got nothing 🤷‍♂️ A trip down to the beach at Glenelg reminded us how lovely it is.
Friday spent exploring the Adelaide Hills towns of Hahndorf, Mt Barker, and Gumeracha.Leia mais
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Viajante Adelaide Central Markets
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Viajante Glenelg
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Viajante Glenelg Beach from the pier
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- 18 de dez. de 2021, 08:36
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Austrália State of South Australia Port Arthur -34.13299, 138.0766934°7’59” S 138°4’36” E
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Port Arthur
18 de dezembro de 2021, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After a couple of days in a city we were happy to be moving again. We drove to the north for a couple of hours to the top of St. Vincent Gulf and stayed in a bush camp at Port Arthur. There is actually nothing at Port Arthur apart from a name on the map. For the first time after a Covid vaccination I actually felt some side effects. Fatigue and general muscle soreness overtook me and I spent the afternoon sleeping, very unusual for me. Came good again the next day so we continued on.Leia mais
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- 19 de dez. de 2021, 10:16
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- Austrália State of South Australia Yorke Peninsula Coobowie -35.04599, 137.7282135°2’46” S 137°43’42” E
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Coobowie
19 de dezembro de 2021, Austrália ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Our home for the next couple of weeks. Still amazed at how quiet it is. Plenty of empty sites here.
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Viajante Coobowie was once a port for the export of grain and wool.
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- 2 de jan. de 2022, 16:48
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Austrália State of South Australia Yorke Peninsula Coobowie -35.043142, 137.72724435°2’35” S 137°43’38” E
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Coobowie
2 de janeiro de 2022, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Well after spending the Christmas - New Year period in the Coobowie Caravan Park we will probably not be looking for another caravan park for a while. It is a pleasant enough spot but being in a full park is not really our thing. We did a bit of exploring around the area mainly to get out of the park for a while.Leia mais
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Viajante A brief period when we didn't have the ferals next door to us.
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Viajante Wool Bay Kiln
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Viajante Port Vincent foreshore. It is a nice little holiday town.
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- 3 de jan. de 2022, 16:48
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 29 m
- Austrália State of South Australia Copper Coast Moonta Queen Square -34.067547, 137.58943734°4’3” S 137°35’22” E
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Moonta
3 de janeiro de 2022, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
It is nice to be on the move again. Over to the western side of the Yorke Peninsular we drove up through Point Turton, Minlaton and Maitland to the Moonta Bay/Port Hughes area. We stopped at the Moonta RV Stopover which was pretty much a dust bowl. The wind whipped up again so everything was covered in a fine layer.
The Moonta Bay / Port Hughes foreshore is quite lovely with the jetties extending out into the deeper water. The water is crystal clear but spoiled a bit by the amount of sea grass and weed around. I was keen to have a fish for squid which seemed to be the catch of choice but the wind was just too persistent.Leia mais
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Viajante Looks pretty.
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- 5 de jan. de 2022, 16:48
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 194 m
- Austrália State of South Australia Port Pirie City and Dists Crystal Brook -33.33895, 138.2433933°20’20” S 138°14’36” E
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Bowman Park, Crystal Brook
5 de janeiro de 2022, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We left the Yorke Peninsular with mixed feelings. Parts of it were lovely but with the incessant wind and the crowded time of year we probably didn't see it at it's best.
Heading north the scenery started to change with less of the brown open grain fields and more bush and greenery. Made our way to a Council controlled stopover called Bowman Park near the small town of Crystal Brook. A really interesting spot that was originally a homestead called "Crystal Brook Run" running sheep and growing wheat but has been through quite a few lives since it's original purpose. It has apparently been used as a youth camp, rodeo ground, speedway and flora and fauna park. Parts of the original homestead are still visible.Leia mais
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Viajante Barn for the original homestead
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Viajante Modern amenities 🤣 The new ones are much better.
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Viajante The original homestead was blown up with dynamite for some reason 🤷‍♂️
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- 7 de jan. de 2022, 16:48
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 272 m
- Austrália State of South Australia Kimba Jubilee Park -33.135616, 136.42051733°8’8” S 136°25’14” E
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Kimba
7 de janeiro de 2022, Austrália ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
A fairly big day for us travelling from Crystal Brook, through Port Pirie, up to the top of the Spencer Gulf through Port Augusta and then west to the town of Kimba.
Now a centre for grain distribution, Kimba bills itself as "Half Way Across Australia". The local community have done a great job providing facilities for travelers here with two dedicated free camp areas. We stayed at Kimba Pioneer Memorial Park with lovely clean toilets and showers, water and rubbish bins available and nice clean quiet area. A fantastic camp kitchen was also available but we didn't get to use it.Leia mais
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Viajante Mural at the show grounds
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Viajante One of the first silo art sites in South Australia
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Viajante Seems a long way to come to only be halfway 😲
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- 9 de jan. de 2022, 12:00
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Austrália State of South Australia Franklin Harbour Port Gibbon -33.79943, 136.8353733°47’58” S 136°50’7” E
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Port Gibbon
9 de janeiro de 2022, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
From Kimba we headed back to the coast as the weather improved. Through the picturesque Cowell on Franklin Harbour the road headed south along the Spencer Gulf coastline. Several beachside camps are provided by the local council with no facilities but lovely locations.
For once the weather was kind as the sun shone and the wind dropped. Fine enough for a walk on the beach and some highly unsuccessful fishing. We enjoyed a lovely sunset and sunrise the next day.Leia mais
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Viajante Sadly the only catch. He went back.
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Viajante Beautiful spot!
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Viajante Great photo!!
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- 11 de jan. de 2022, 12:00
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Austrália State of South Australia Tumby Bay Port Neill Carrow Well -34.14121, 136.3403834°8’28” S 136°20’25” E
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Port Neill - Carrow Wells
11 de janeiro de 2022, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Travelling down the eastern side of the Eyre Peninsular through Arno Bay and Port Neill. Both lovely little seaside towns that boast clean sand beaches and clear water. The winds are still too cold for us to venture in for a swim but the weather is improving.
After filling up with water at Port Neill we took the dirt road down to Carrow Wells. Right on the beach the remnants of the original wells are still there, although safely fenced off now. No facilities here apart from a long-drop toilet and the camp area itself was extremely rocky and uneven but the beach walks were lovely. We stayed for two nights.Leia mais
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Viajante Port Neill Jetty
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Viajante Port Neill Hotel
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Viajante Beautiful!
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- 13 de jan. de 2022, 12:00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 70 m
- Austrália State of South Australia Lower Eyre Peninsula Cummins Cummins Railway Station -34.27127, 135.7227934°16’17” S 135°43’22” E
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Cummins
13 de janeiro de 2022, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
From the coast we headed inland for a couple of days to catch up with household chores. On the way we passed one of the most recognisable pieces of silo art in South Australia. It really is very clever how the image must be viewed from a certain spot to be able to see the detail.
Cummins is s mall town in the centre of the Eyre Peninsular and a hub for much of the storage and distribution of the grain that is grown in the area. A small community run caravan park was our base for the stay.
It seems the original van park owners abandoned the spot and the community could see the advantage of still having the park in town. The admin is done at the local Deli and volunteers look after the grounds, which were in terrific condition. The bonus for this park is that they offer free use of the laundry facilities (washer and dryer) and even provide detergent. Faye said she has never seen a 14kg washer before. We managed to wash and dry all the mats, sheets, blankets, doona cover and clothes during our two day stay. We even enjoyed some apricots that the volunteer caretaker was giving away.
The town itself is not overly burdened with things to do or see so we made sure we were stocked up and clean (on the inside anyway) before moving on.Leia mais
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Viajante Silo art by Martin Ron near Tumby Bay
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Viajante Grain is the staple of the area.
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Viajante A nice grassy site.
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Viajante Old railway carriage
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