Wednesday 12th June We have left the opal mine fields behind us now and the terrain has become more interesting. It has felt like we have been steadily climbing and have reached an elevation of 434 metres above sea level. We have had the occasional sprinkle of rain and it's still overcast and 16' outside. We saw a sign saying cuppa and cake for $4 at Cagney Homestead and called in there for morning tea at 10.20am. The young lady behind the counter was very h...

As it has been over a week since my last blog entry I won't be offended if you consider it a bit long winded (I am a good waffler) and just skip to the photos, these have descriptions and tell a condensed version. Monday 10th June After dinner Monday night Chris and I were finishing off our blogs and the boys were sitting by the fire chilling after dinner. From seeming nowhere the wind picked up suddenly and down came the rain. The boys scattered collecte...

Saturday 8th June, 8.20am, 10' 113055, clear skies - HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO!!!!! We had a lovely 2 days in Port Augusta, me catching up on the washing and my blog and Glenn catching up on his emails and finances. My washing was like watching paint dry as there was no breeze although I had the sun on my side; Chris had none so eventually she had to move her washing around to my line. Fuel wasn't too bad either, 145.9, $129.76 and 88.94L. After our ...

Afternoon of the 4th June About 3.30pm we saw water on our right for the first time. The weather was grey and overcast with some light drizzle, temp 13'. After fuelling up at Eucla, 182.0, $217.89, 119.72L we crossed the border at 3.55pm and stopped to take a few photos. From there we headed to a free camp about 52k over the border. Its 5.40pm CST according to the GPS so I expect it will be dark when we arrive. The Bight is on our immediate right and its hard...

Left Perth on Friday 31st Of May to start our Aussie Outback Adventure with a "chill down" weekend at Toodyay with our follow travellers Christine and Roger Goodwin. It also gave us the opportunity to catch up with other friends who normally meet up at Toodyay for the long weekend, Alan and Vera and Dean and Elsie Ewers. I have come away on crutches as my left leg that I broke 9 weeks ago still needs a bit of support and my big toe on my right foot was opera...