Comfort Inn Port Augusta

... and catching up on the old days...... for Donna.<br><br>Whilst we were staying at Maxine and Rodney the bus got a nice treat as well , it went for a well deserved service. <br><br>We had a great time with all our friends and do want to thanks for the hospitality and a big thanks from Gemma and Bruno they told us that they where well looked after as well.

... to put 130 sheep per square mile in a place that gets less rain than Ayers Rock. It was here that I discovered Gallah&#8217;s! 10:1 you&#8217;ve all now got the voice of Alf Winters from Home &amp; Away saying &#8216;Flamin&#8217; Gallah&#8217; in your head...no, just me? Well anyway they&#8217;re grey and pink parrot looking things. You&#8217;ve gotta love Australia just for having the most incredible abundance of weird and wonderful animals ...

... bike shop to see if it can be fixed (remember my incident on Day 2 - bent the hanger for the rear derailer, which means I can't use the low gear). Hopefully it can be fixed. Will go and pick it up in about half an hour.<br><br>We are staying in the Anglican Church hall tonight and feeding ourselves.<br><br>Team is in positive spirits with the good ride today - hopefully, God willing, tomorrow's 90km jaunt to Port Pirie tomorrow will be as good.

... sloshy. Dried it out and will need to track down the leak before it rains again. Set off around 10:15 am. Picked up the HF radio from Kilkenny, and then it ws time for morning tea, so popped next door to Maccas for a coffee and muffin. The trip to Port Augusta went fairly easily. We stayed at the caravan park offerring water views. And yes we had water views and even a view of the Flinders Ranges - you just had to ...

... talk **** and are not to be trusted. Progress was slow and the sun was shining full and low through the windscreen as we headed west. By the time we arrived in Port Augusta, we were in no position to appreciate it's abundant assets. Instead of taking in the long, winding foreshore and the exceptional view of the moody, pink Flinders Ranges, we huffed and puffed and squinted our way to our campsite. In fact, the small town is a beautiful haven with ...

... was happy wandering the path. We returned to the car some 1 ½ hrs later to find the passenger car window completely down, but car locked (max was in front with Greg), luckily again, nothing was taken. We had brekkie and packed quickly for a longish day travelling to Tumby Bay. On the way to Tumby we visited Port Augusta, Whyalla for lunch at the foreshore. We had a rest and revive stop, i.e cold beer for Greg and ice-creams for us at Cowell then on to Tumby Bay arriving around 6.30pm.

... Australian soaps do have pubs and bars, butthey play second fiddle to coffee shops, diners, schools and beaches. In Australia people go to pubs for occasions, or for nights out; or they are a by-product of playing on fruit machines (pokies as they are called here, some pubs have whole rooms full of them) or placing bets. I distinctly remember attempting to watch Wolf Creek before going to sleep but, maybe it was my body telling me it was a bad idea, i must have drifted off.

... look exactly the same as their heads. Therefore when predators attack they have a one in two chance of grabbing the tail which will fall off and can be regrown, rather than the head, which would result in the lizard's demise. A head that looks like an **** to protect it from predators? I've seen many a girl in Stoke that uses the same method! Back to the hostel and a feral feast! This meal, which i guess could also be referred to as a roadkill regale, consisted of ...

... of the Opals on the planet come from the mines around Coober Pedy. The place has real frontier and testosterone fueled feel about it. It's like Australia's wild west (except it's not in the west). After leaving Coober Pedy, I saw a sign by the road for the Woomera Prohibited zone. This is the location of the British nuclear weapons tests of the 1950's. Signs along the road say you're not allowed to stray off the highway otherwise you'll incur a massive fine, probably due to the nasty ...

... of us but this place is as familiar as the others we have stayed in so far...we have a swim and then plan to cook dinner- saussies and mash but a 2 hour power cut means its late before its ready. The people in the cabin next door are from warrington- they've just been up to the red centre and reckon it's a right con - we shall see for ourselves soon enough - lots of people have been telling us scare ...