It was a warm morning but the change was rapidly moving in. By the time we left Tumby the wind was up and it was starting to rain and got steadily heavier and windier as the day went on. Kimbo's wiper stopped working so he had to pull over and undertake some running repairs. Then the phone broke down! The caravan park was a haven where we could sit out the storm - well it was perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Next morning we took the phone in to be loo...

After a peaceful night's sleep we drove the moke out to Port Gibbon and onto Point Gibbon some 25kmsouth west of Cowell on the Southern Ocean and has a small sea lion colony. Port Gibbon was an old shipping port, but only a part of the original jetty remains. Only fishing shacks here now with wide sandy beaches and a backdrop of cliff. We were spoilt to see the sea lions dozing at the waters edge. They were initially scared off by us but we waited patient...

I was surprised how well I was feeling, no stiffness at all which was wonderful, usually day two can be a bit of an issue. It would appear all these years of exercise and going to the gym has worked for me!We had the car on the trailer, packed up and were on our way by about 10.30am. We stopped at Port Augusta, and visited Wadlata Outback Centre which was quite interesting, giving a history of the area and the indigenous connection. We did a bit of food shoppi...

And so it was that at 10.50am Monday 2nd November 1992 we left Adelaide for places unknown. We had no real plan in place all we knew for sure was that we were heading west. Sitting perched in the passenger's seat was the best feeling. As Kimbo turned the key and started the wheels rolling I was so excited I thought I would burst. As we drove along South Road we saw Neil standing out the front of "Just Cars" and shortly after Andrea rang to find out if we...