9th August
Ok......first up today get the van to tyre place...
got to Mitsubishi at Morphett Vale 9:15am after leaving van back
home...Mitz fixed computer problems..couldn’t reset radio..we managed to get it
working after Tailem bend got new code from Mitsubishi and alls well...
Got home from Morphett Vale and reconnected van and on road
by 10:30am
over Boarder around 2:30pm SA time.....staying tonight
Kaniva CP $20 night powered site
not a great day
Day 2
We left Kaniva and
headed south through the Little Desert NP then to Goroke then about 10klm south
again to Lake Ratzcastle camping ground.....flushing toilet/hot showers but no
power... great area
Day 3
Still here..so quiet ...beautiful weather might head north
tomorrow....no phone coverage here though
Day 4
Well its day 4...6:30am a storm hit us big time....gale
force winds and heavy rain.......packed up and were on the road
by...9am.....called into Goroke IGA for couple items...then on to Horsham then
to Murtoa where we went to a BP self serve...no one there..you pay..then pump
works...$156.5 Diesel
Then headed East and are currently at Rupanyup CP $10 night
powered site....hot showers and flushing toilets.......bit different from last
couple days at Lake Ratzcastle...same amenities but was FREE......while here we
found a chap who fixed the legs on the choofa/brazier...that fell off last
night after cooking dinner at the lake
Day 5
We left Rupanyup CP around 9:35am after another stormy
night...awakening to a cold foggy windy day...heading north to Minyip. Had a
look at the CP but it was just to windy and most area was disabled parking
only....so we headed NW to Warracknabeal..had a look around at the junk stores
and headed out to Jeparit CP its $16 a night powered....2 vans here...no one
else...both look like they been here a while ...one being a new Jayco.....at
the rear of the CP there’s a small park on edge of Wimmera river
Day 6
Stormy day most of the day today..Caretaker came tonight
took our $32 for 2 nights.......we are thinking of returning to Brim tomorrow
hoping it might be more sheltered ...we will see
Day 7
Yes returned to Brim this morning.......beautiful
day....Rosie cooked meat loaf in campoven on the now fixed brazier hope the
legs stay on this time.....meat loaf was served with mashed spuds and peas and
gravy....followed by chocolate. pudding and custard.......pretty good camping
tucker.
Day 8
Started out looking great.......had blue sky all day...but
the wind was viscus 70kph I'm guessing
We got some mesh free from local hardware shop and I made up
a little stand on the A-frame to hold shoes etc. to dry..I hope it stays in
place as its only held on by zip ties that are pretty weak
forecast next couple days is bad..whether we stay here or
move on.it a $million question
Day 9
We decided to stay here at Brim for weekend......today
started out promising but started raining before lunch....just after we went
for a stroll over to the bridge .where I slipped and fell heavy on wet grass
that had lot of tree branches hidden.....skinning my leg and bruising a lot of
joints...including my bad right knee....plus a hit mark on my head.....one
never learns does he.
Its still raining.....4pm
Day 10
Yes we are still at Brim....but any luck tomorrow we might
be at Lascelles...no excitement today..we went for a walk down main street
today only to find everything closed.....yesterday..it all closed by
11:30am......been long time since that happened in SA
so another day spent inside the van.....Rosie wants to cook
on a fire.....and keep warm by one..she's missing it....B&%^y rain
Day 11
Today we left Brim and headed North to Hopetoun then out to
Lascelles...the weather was nasty so we headed up to Ouyen, had a look at the
CP there..wasnt the greatest... no level sites and most were terraced at $25 a
night...we headed west and are now spending the night at Walpeup at corner of
the Mallee Highway and to Hopetoun Rd..$10 night
powered/toilets/showers..........4 power points on each of the 2
poles........maybe Underbool tomorrow
Day 12
We went to Underbool this morning..power $10
night..........but its Tuesday and no one can park there as its library day and
a semi parks there....I arrived just as it arrived..it was a bit bigger than
mine so we travelled on and now are staying at Murrayville CP....still $10
night powered
on the way we stopped at Cowangie......and visited the Kow
Plains Homestead a restored early settlement and mine
Day 13
Still at Murrayville CP......afternoon turned
stormy....raining this evening......time to head home...tomorrow an early pack
up and on the road
21/08/13
