Travelway Motel Port Pirie

... crossing the Nullabor Plain.

The country gradually became more arid and bleak as the road passed by the aptly named ore mining town of Iron Knob.

On reaching Ceduna I visited all 4 camp sites looking for one which was suitable for pitching a tent before finally settling on the first one I had stopped at which at least had a few patches of dried grass and moderately soft ground in which to peg it down. Again this was just a stopover and I saw very ...

... Pt Elliot. They have a huge 3 acre lot and said we could park out the back.
Unsure as to our plans we said we will let them know how things work out as we had not planned to go down that far on the Fleurieu Peninsula however this offer was delightful and got the brain ticking over. A bit of research and we decided to go for it and to make sure we could make it to the meeting there. We could meet Aleisha too which would make it worthwhile.

... Bay, we stopped in the town before at a mechanic as shortly before, on stopping Moby, som suspect steam was emmitted from the exhaust. Something lie a genie coming out of a lamp but with a lot less prospect of joy resulting. UH oh. The mechanic and I checked it over and agreed there was no other signs at all of a blown head gasket, and advised us to press on and see what happens in MElbourne.
After being kept awake by some dikheads playing ...

... about the bloody mozzies and my 20 odd bites. Then HE arrived. Aaron's Version: So there I was, beer in one hand, line in the other sitting at the end of the jetty. The sun was going down and I thought to myself...life doesn't get much better than this. That's when THEY came. A plague of biblical proportions was making its way to the jetty....and I had to run. I packed up my gear as quickly as possible and started to leg it down the jetty along ...

... are probably not as overwhelmed as he is, do not know we what coursing is until he painstakingly explains it! Not surprisingly after our side trip into Mintaro, Greg heads straight to the driver's seat... there are no arguments from me! Lunch is on the outskirts of Clare at a playground and we arrive at Melrose at 6.30pm looking for the entrance to the National Park for our free campsite. We soon discover there is not a campsite in the National Park for caravans this side of Mt ...

... the meander down the Yorke Peninsula, with a couple of ill-chosen nights in 'camp ASBO' in Port Broughton, and some much better stops at self-described 'where-the-hell-is-Port-Rickaby' and finally at Marion Bay on the tip of the Peninsula next to the Innes national park. We are now fully educated on gypsum mining although sadly the most prevalent local wildlife is the famous Australian fly...and still more;

next journal, back to Adelaide and beyond.

... providing the customary loud noises to keep us awake for the night. After cooking a vast amount of veggies for tea, we refined our itinerary to include a trip to the Flinders Ranges tomorrow, as a detour on the way up to the Red Centre. *772 km covered* (1971 km total) Thus from CB we made our way up past Port Pirie onto the highway towards Wilpena...

So, my last night in Oz for about 12 months. It's about 10pm tuesday night and i think i've just finished packing. Cant believe its been 2 weeks since I finished work. Had my 30th last Wednesday night which turned out to be quite a good night, although I believe there was an incriminating photo taken of me.(Those there know what I'm talking about).Ha Ha. Then had a brilliant day at Rachel and ...

... My sister, Emily, will be in Brazil the next two weeks for medical missions Students at Berri Primary School and Glossop High School Building relationships with students and teachers Rain: We've had quite a bit, but we could use more Me and my partner J.D.- building as friends and partners in ministry. Pray that I'll have patience and tolerance for him. I am having a great time. God is moving, and is changing things in my life. I know I am supposed to be here.

After Adelaide we entered Port Pirie on a spring tide and once in we loaded with ingots of lead deep in the holds available. Then we had to wait until the next spring tide to be able to sail out towards Fremantle!
Port Pirie, we found, was a really nice place to get stuck in! A swimming area netted into the river for safety from sharks we presumed, lay just up from the ship. The river was also very inviting. Lowering the jolly boat we set off on an exploration ...