First stop was in Port Augusta to have our tyres checked with a Bridgestone tyre specialist. Tyres were pumped up and Stephen reassured that we have very tough tyres. Then we went shopping at a local Coles before having lunch at Macdonalds, a Hastings tradition when visiting Augusta. My inner cheapskate enjoys the cheap prices […]

We’re you as captivated by the eclipse as we were? We basically planned our whole day around watching it on a livestream. Of course, we didn’t see the eclipse in person, or not very much. Stephen borrowed a safety pin and made a pinhole camera out of two pieces of cardboard. We could see a […]

After lunch at the Streaky Bay pub we hung around looking out over the jetty. We found it hard to leave. But eventually we tore ourselves away and headed to our next overnight on the Eyre Highway. Minnipa provides donation camping at a little park on the side of the highway. It was noisy, but […]

We were feeling relaxed yesterday morning as as a decision had been made to explore more of the surrounds of Streaky Bay. I wanted to see the sea lions, but first we went to the Tourist Bureau, then to the pharmacy for QV soap, then to the bakery for pasties and coffee. You can see […]

Our rest day at Penong was very restful, partly due to rain. We went for a walk in the late morning and had coffee and jam and cream scones at the little cafe/supermarket. In the late afternoon we went for a walk around the famous Penong windmills and got caught in a heavy squall. There […]

And so into South Australia, with a time change to 1.5 hrs. The nice thing about staying in SA for the rest of our trip is that we don’t have to worry about any more time changes until we are heading home again. Yesterday we stopped at Border Village to get fuel, dump the toilet […]

We did it again! At Eucla caravan park we couldn’t resist camping on the rather sloping part with the best view down to the ocean. It took some time to get level, but eventually we managed it. I had to rush off to do the washing so that it would have a chance to be […]

Today (Tuesday 11th) was our first really windy day. This morning as we got up and did our usual morning routine the Sherwood was being buffeted around. There was an upside. During the drive it felt like the good ship Sherwood was blessed with a following wind and we were coasting along at 90kms an […]

Today was just a driving day, with little stops along the way and getting fuel at Balladonia Roadhouse. We are camped well into the bush behind the blowhole which is very close to the road.