Port Augusta

$2 each Bargain

Murray River Waikerie lookout

Last night we stayed at Lock 9 free camp on the Murray was a tight track but we got in Ok. We camped on the track as the river was up a bit thinking no more about it till today you can read why after the outlook from our kitchen window was beautiful and the big Carp swimming on the edges were amazing. (Will load some pics soon)

Well today we arrived here in Pt Augusta our original intentions were to stay around on the Murray river at some free camps we know of but as we found out around Waikerie the river was up a little bit, places like Ramco and Hogwash were under water not a little bit but a lot, Mick if you remember Hogwash turn of Bituman 100 mtrs down the dirt rd was a mtre at least deep.
Cadel ferry ride the ramp was at least 1/2 way up the ramp, was amazing to see from the last time we crossed here and the surrounding countryside is so green and lush a real change in the scenery from our last visit.
The downside from this is the damn locust on the fly they do make a mess of the windscreen and the front of car not looking forward to cleaning.

Mandy I reckon you will love it if you were to follow the Murray and seeing it so lush and green

Anyway we will see where we go from here I think Eyre pininsula might be OK but being a long weekend here will look at all the options

Leaving Maldon

We will be leaving Maldon on Thursday heading toward Port Augusta.
Hopefully Brian & Lis might be able to catch up as we will not be heading to Adelaide and he needs to put some K's up on the 200 series anyway.

We still haven't found any gold and will give it the last chance tomorrow morning before we leave but all the same have found it to be good fun and will next try when we get to the west around Kalgoorlie later in the year.

Fuel prices are becoming a real worry but slowly we will go on and sort that out as we head west, cant complain as it would still be the same at home might just have to take more time than we wanted to to get to the west.

Good to see John and Rhonda have started to follow on, as we only travel on Sundays LOL

Maldon Vic

OK now that I have revived this site I will try and keep it updated a bit more.

Left home Sunday for a leisurely 2 day drive down the Hume hwy

We are currently camped at free camp Mallies in the golden triangle of Vic at a little town called Maldon
It has been really cold mornings down as low as 5degrees thank goodness Ned has the heater.
We have been gold Fossicking the last 2 days we havn't had much success only bullets and boot tacks so far but Mally has found a small Nugget as they say ya have to find 300 bits of junk to 1 piece of gold.
We keep battling on for the fortune which we may need to be able to pay for the rising fuel prices

Kimbo

Over being home I need to get away again but cant see this happening till after christmas.
Had Samantha's birthday yesterday
cant think of anything else at the moment will update again when i next do something like getaway in the van again LOL

Being home ??

Too much w&%k to do around here I can tell ya haven't stopped cleaning the yard up, starting to become a PITA

Ned has been busy cleaning the house spring cleaning and stuff like that don't realise how much stuff (junk) accumulates LOL
Anyway enough of that sooner it's cleaned and rubbish taken to dump sooner we might be able to get away again

Heres another pic from our recent WA trip with friends we met in Mt Isa and travelled with into the NT, Ted and Sue

I have posted another pic also of the van and how it looked when we did the bearing and how I had to run it 90klm to Marla SA on 3 wheels

Mmm that last pic didnt do what it was spose to do will work on that

Finally back home

Hi all we have now arrived home after 8 mths on the rd a trip that we thoroughly enjoyed and to be honest cant wait to get back out there but this will have to wait till after Christmas at this stage.
Whilst being home I will be working on this Blog so I can keep family and friends up to date with our travels when we next getaway.

I'm only a learner at this so give me time LOL

Currently I'm in Adelaide Neds in Marla and I will be flying home to Newcastle on Tuesday.

I left Marla yesterday Morning for the drive thru to Adelaide at 5am arriving in Adelaide hills area around 4pm was a great drive as there wasnt much that slowed me up and at a constant speed of around 115klms an hr the 200 just ate the klms.

5min after I left the caravan at Marla I was just getting upto speed 100klms an hr and I saw a big red kangaroo on the right hand side of the rd and not noticing the one on the left until he hopped out in front of my Bullbar well the sorry to say the roo had to come out 2nd best bullbar paid for it self in 1 second so I'm happy now (I purchased the Arb bar

Kimbo