Tuesday February 11, 2014
Wacko - under way at last! Left home at midday yesterday and made it to a roadside stop just east of the SA border last night. Had forgotten how noisy cavalcades of large trucks which travel all through the night can be! On the plus side, we were awake and ready to hit the road nice and early this morning!
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| Roadside stop |
Put in a big day today, which was very admirable given how little sleep Murray reckoned he had last night. Travelled north to the Murray River at Loxton, then took the very pleasant trip along the river to Morgan. Crossed the Murray here on one of the great free ferries that can be found all along the river in South Australia.
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The ferry!
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| Lunch on the banks of the Murray River at Morgan |
From Morgan we drove to Burra, then headed north east to Crystal Brook, where the smoke from the nearby fires in the southern Flinders Ranges was very obvious, as were the many fire trucks and fire-fighters.
Once we joined the highway near Port Pirie the view across the ranges towards Laura, where the fire had again crossed containment lines, certainly made us think about the people whose homes and properties were under threat.
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| The fires from the highway near Port Pirie |
Arrived here in Port Augusta at about 5pm. The temperature was a very impressive 45 degrees - OK for us, but not so good for those fighting the fires! We have even resorted to the air conditioner, the first time it has had a proper run since we bought the van however many years ago. Off again on the 'how fast can we get to Esperance' trip in the morning - hope to make Ceduna tomorrow.
Well, I don't know where my carefully worded comment went but I'll take the hint and recognise that I'd written rubbish and try again. Sad to see you eating alone, Murray but I do like the surroundings. And congratulations once again on the cliff top photography. Cliffs are truly awesome. Especially the vertical ones that really give that sense of "edge of the .... " Great to have this fantastic opportunity to desk-chair-travel with you once more. I'm learning an incredible amount about this huge country we live in. When I say "learning" I doubt I'll take the test unless I can take it before I go back to bed. Glad you're up and away. And Heff, let me pass on some advice from the late Neil Lohse, watch out you don't get the Barcoo Rot in that leg!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sage advice Wendy & great to have you aboard - as always, we will enjoy & look forward to your comments.
DeleteI am doing my level best to avoid any level of Barcoo Rot - even though it is 42 years (doesn't that sound ghastly!) since I lived in the Ridge, I well remember its ravages!!!
Well, I thought I'd be well and truly left behind this time, but no ... no new entry apart from your reply. I can breath easy once again. I really didn't fancy running since I am not able to run. I don't have a "run" program in me.
DeleteYou and I are very similar then Wendy - I don't have a 'run' program in me either! When you add your comments to this blog do you select 'Google Account' as the profile? I use that to reply to your comments so just wondered as a friend has asked because she has not worked out how to add comments.
DeleteYes Google. Because it's at the top. And because I haven't heard of, and probably haven't enlisted myself to, the rest.
Deletewonderful, we are so lucky to be enjoying this with you, now to see if this works
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hooray! took a few brain hoops tho.
ReplyDeleteThe reason I couldn't find your comment, Squires? Because I was looking at a newer entry! Well done!
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