Into lindhurst for discount petrol from a shipping container. Drove through cropley... Yeah. Stopped in Leigh creek for a coffee and some info, it will now be known as the build your own, kit town built in 1943 for the coal mining boom. Off to wilpena pound. Boo 10 dollar fee, hope its good. Saw baby emu chicks. Nice drive through the gorge.. Although turns out we could've gone down the highway! C'est la vie! Wilpena pound for lunch and bush walk to see the pound...

Poked around coober a bit after breaky and a shower and a few repairs on the rear lights of Nichols car. Bought a sticker from the hostel for the car. Looked for a post office, couldn't find it. Bought tissues finally. Went to the opal shop it was closed, went noodling...it is gay! Found white quartzy thing, and decided that that'd do. Had a super hot $7 coffee at an underground cafe, went to an opal place and the dude showed us where and how to cut and polish th...

Stopped in Spaulding for a toilet stop, nicest public toilet ever; even smelt nice! Also, thanks for the parking SES! Stopped in a driver reviver on the national A1 got some bickies, fishermans friends and an ispy game. Quick stop in port Augusta for the auto electrical stop and to offload the old mattress, thank you very much!! Had reception all the way up to port Augusta... Not bad vodafail, but I have this sneaking suspicion this is it!! Stopped at the rest ...

went through mildura in VIC, then into SA. Stayed just short of Gawla In a rest area and met these people from kalgooli who had show chooks which were bread originally for c*** fights in the 40s Rodney the road train driver was telling us that they can be up to 52m long and weigh 150osh tones!