First interesting sight down the highway this time was the Diggings at Coober Pedy
DIRT FROM THE OPAL MINES THAT SURROUND THE TOWN
We had a pie/pastie for lunch and hit the road again to the night stop at Marla, a road house in the middle of nowhere.
A cold night and off next morning to Glendambo our next camp spot.
About 400kms further South we cane to Glendambo for the night.
The camp was in the grounds of a
motel/roadhouse and it did for the night, nothing fancy.
Funny noises out side during the night
and a strange bird was near our camp. It sneaked in for a flutter
before flying off into the night. WHO?
Next morning and we are off again with
sandy salt bush country until we came to Lake Hart. A large salt
lake with water a fair way out across the salt bed.
Might look better when the pic is blown
up and the reflection across the salt is more evident.
Interesting place surrounded by sandy
country and lots of wild flowers. Will insert a few to see if they
come up alright.
We arrived in Pt Augusta in time to set
up camp and have a shop for dinner. Decided to have Chinese that
night as we were lazy and did not want to cook.
Good camp site with very good
amenities.
The weather has picked up and we can
pack the thermal gear away, I hope.
The lady in the office suggested we
have a look at the Australian Arid Land Botanical Gardens.
The Gardens are about 5km back up the
Stuart Hwy from the township.
The gardens are set on a large land
site on the side of the waters at the top of Spencer Gulf and contain
acres of plants from the Australian dry lands.
The gardens are a work in progress with
a lovely cafe/ info centre/ convention centre/ nursery shop in the
middle. As it was time for a cuppa we had a couple of drinks and
some carrot cake and Banana caramel pie.
Absolutely YUMMY.
So good , we decided to go back next
day for another look around and lunch.
For lunch we had pumpkin soup with mini
damper and a bigger slice of Banana pie.
All of which was YUMMY, YUMMY.
The damper was about large scone size
with flavoring of aussie arid land native food spices and bits.
If any readers of this blog are in Port
Augusta you must try the cafe in the gardens.
The gardens are great with all sorts of
native plants and many in flower at the moment. Will insert some
below and hope they show up OK. After they are processed and edited
they will look better.
LOOKING INLAND AT THE HEAD OF SPENCER GULF WITH RED CLIFFS
STURTS DESSET PEA
ME LOOKING IN TO THE GARDENS
LEIGH TRYING TO SEE WHAT TIME IT WAS
THE VIEW FROM INSIDE THE CAFE
FLINDERS RANGES IN THE BACKGROUND
STURTS DESSET PEA
ME LOOKING IN TO THE GARDENS
LEIGH TRYING TO SEE WHAT TIME IT WAS
THE VIEW FROM INSIDE THE CAFE
FLINDERS RANGES IN THE BACKGROUND
Have taken many pictures of plants and flowers that are too many to insert here.
Tomorrow is our last day
here and we are eating out somewhere to be decided, for our
anniversary.
Will ask around tomorrow for
somewhere nice to eat.
Sunday we head off to
Renmark after we eat all our fruit as they will take it off us as we
cross the line on the map where the fruit flies stop flying. They
pinched our honey before in WA and we had to go to the shop over the
line on the map and but the same honey there. How the viruses that
effect the bees stops in a new jar of honey before it crosses the
line beats me!
Probably be in Renmark for
one or two days and then home mid week.
Looking at the stats for the blog and it shows it has gone international. There are readers in Poland, the USA as well as here in Australia. Does not say who and where but just the country.
Bye for now.
Looking at the stats for the blog and it shows it has gone international. There are readers in Poland, the USA as well as here in Australia. Does not say who and where but just the country.
Bye for now.
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