Today we left Port Augusta and headed for Coober Pedy. Along the road are some amazing salt flats and lots of suicidal lizards. We stopped for fuel at Spuds Roadhouse. There were licence plates stuck up everywhere inside. It was the most interesting service station I have ever seen. We arrived at Coober Pedy late in the afternoon and checked into the caravan park. All the kids wanted to do was have a swim, so we gathered towels and swimmers and headed to the poo...

Today we had to leave the Murray river for the final time. It was sad to know that we wouldn't have a great river front home for another night. Our sadness was quickly quashed because to get across the river and continue our journey we had to be taken by a small ferry. Bob the ferry man ( I told him i wouldn't pay him till he got me to the other side...and i sang it..haha) ushered us on for the one minute ride across the river. He even let me exit the vehicle wit...

Today we headed for Cadel, the place not the bike rider... It was a short drive today so only a couple of hours down the road. The first exciting thing to happen was being stopped at the fruit fly checking station. Similar to boarder security, but far more serious..,Bev ( not her real name) made us get out so she could search our van. I explained that we had been advised if we cut up our fruit and keep it in a container we would be fine. Bev was not pleased with...