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Journey to South Australia
Sunday 21st
Went about 90 Km to Coober Pedy this is an opal villages years ago a little boy of six found the first opal its now worth over million of dollars. Still bit painful having about 5 tablets a day. Started about 0900 hrs on the way main town of port Augusta and went thou to Woomera the missal site right back from Marla.
Which has been opal field's road were dead straight nothing for miles. We saw seven sheep crossing the road today and had to show right down to miss them go pass. Got into Port Augusta about 1830 hrs went to get some thing to eat onwards to Adelaide on the 22/09/08 should now be able to keep in touch by telephone to all friends and family back home As we are into town now.
Monday 22nd
After a bad night in Port Augusta, we left in a sand storm and then it turned to rain on the way to Adelaide thro (Port Pirie). Stop at Port Germein for lunch to place called "whyallia", still waiting for a phone about pickup up another camper van.
Finally got thro to higher manager said he will have word with the guilt person in Alice and the under manager Steve and Lindsay cleared the air a bit, (Richard) still in a lot pain with his side. We are now in Adelaide and it's very cold and that we all had dig out our warm jumpers and coats to go out side.
The caravan park has lots of wild rabbits run around all different colours from white, black and brown ones and taken some photos of them. We had to put air con from cold to hot to warm up campervan as it's so cold.
Tuesday 23rd
Camped at Adelaide for the night of 22.09.08 night was cold and windy, heater was on part of the night to keep us all warm.
We all packed our bags ready for the move to another camper and Went around to Apollo's picking up third van. A woman called Judith was in charges of branch, she wanted to wipe all our cases with cloth to stop any thing cross over to new van.
We said Alice Springs didn't do that which caused a bit of a stink and we all started to go at each others, after we all calmed down she to washed all our luggage down with tri tree oil when all things were going on we all was given tea and coffee in the office. New Van is only two years old and plenty of room hope bed is longer than last one time, so Richard can get some sleep to help cope with pain for he's side.
Started off from Adelaide to victor harbour and when the wrong way up to gawler noticed going wrong for 1 hr (Patrick point it out that was over 1 hr).
We then tired to correct our selves by drove back for 1 hr by this Richard had go over has 2 hours and stopped near a shop asking you for things which we cannot saying anything.
Just here in victor harbour arrived at 1600 hrs after coming thru rain and rain. Nice site near the sea have to for some food now.
Wednesday 24th
Nighttimes was very cold in victor harbour had to have the heater going all night. Went into town and parked up near the sea front, we all went a tram (1892) across a causeway to granite island which took about 20 mins to cross each way.
We were being pulled by horse called Carmel. Richard had a funny turn had to see a doctor and was given some morphine injection to kill the pain fast and stronger tablets to control the level of pain. Doctor said that Richard has pluresey given more tablets for it too. We stopped over night place salt creek for the night.
Thursday 25th
Richard and Kevin had good night sleep but Patrick was cold all night, sleeped overnight @ salt creek load of kids in bevy tents some of them went bed at 3.30am. Travelled onto mount Gambier some 180km arrived today, (Richard) didn't contract Kevin's aunt & uncle due to not being able get in with his uncle terry and cousin Karen.
Phoned Ted & June to see them in three days time- got Nintendo Wii for Rachael. Nice town and good camp site done washing.
Journey to Victoria
Friday 26th
Move on from Mt Gambier to Heywood to join up with the great ocean road. We found Kevin uncle frank in AJS Auto just around the corner from where we were camping and (Richard) had to ask frank why terry and Karen would not give the address of Jacky & Frank's Home or Business and he said didn't know because both where there we living.
Took some photo of his workshop and he had to go to work said our goodbye. Had a very good drive down to Peterborough went to Portland and Warrambool , port cambell, next step weather has been a bit like England going thru a rain storms and sunshine. To night another cold night all due the wind blow from the sea.
Saturday 27th
First port of call is port cambell then on to Apollo Bay was we stopped from a look around town and have some lunch. Apollo bay fanatics place and this was the place was the first telephone cable was land under the sea between the main lands Australia across the Bass Strait into Tasmania.
Sorry we were not allowed to take any photographs in the museum, but laid gave us some good info that Australian Football match between Geelong and hawthorns was on in Melbourne.
drove down great ocean road the cliff were on our left side and the sea on right side, were driving up a mountain for about 3 to 4 hours, 2nd gear to 3rd gear round very sharp hair pin bends then over the top our speed was down to 40KPH still going around bends and now camped in geelong.
Sunday 28th
On the way to Melbourne sitting the satnav to take us thru town to the other side to ferntree gully to meet (Richard and Patrick cousin) June & Ted home, we all was welcome like long lost brothers fantastic. Spent around 3 hrs talking and looking around garden, June is just like granny Tyler; she said that she would send a copy of the photo of granny to Richard.
Ted doing well and getting over his heart operation and now has ear infection. Richard was very bad the night before and he only got out of bed for a pee, after we left June house he went to sleep in camper for a good two hours.
Stopped over night in Rosedale Caravan Park and went straight to bed got up about 7.30am - still in pain (shoot him ha-ha) we might have a good day. Very cold at night look like the north gets the hottest weather and the south get all cold weather. Starting up again about 9.30am head towards Sydney and rained in the night.
Monday 29th
Sun is shining - so we should get a good start. For about 1 hr 45 mins until we hit the nearest big town next was a little towns with no way for food or drinks.
Pat in mood again today like every day. So far stay about 2hrs walk around lovely town next step was lakes entrance fishing village load of boats. drove on to little café call cabbage tree little place miles into no where - the couple that had only just came back for England had a super time went all over, they were looking after all the kangaroo and wombats that get injured or sick etc, they go out bring the animals back and look after to it ready to be released back into the wild.
They had a kangaroo four years and about four found is was very ill and had to put down. It uses to go and get the husband out of bed in the morning and let the wife have some more sleep. It then jumped out of its pen because a male roo had been snooping around and run away with it but because the female was ill the male want anything to do with her and ran off and left her to die.
Bit of luck was with it and she was found and the people looked after it until it had to be put to sleep about 3 month later and stopped in Cann River overnight.
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