Ben and Elaine here on time for our 6am departure. Thanks Ben for fixing my remote control car, let's go!

Chris and Kim on time as usual.

5:45am Chris and Ben should be here any minute.

All the essentials packed and ready to go.

Arrived at Port Augusta at 6:45pm local time. (1/2 hour and one century behind Melbourne) Met up with Al Bundy and his One Direction loaded iPod wielding son, Tom at Bordertown around lunch time. Great to see Al living it up in the luxury of a Pajero this trip. Met up with Tony at the caravan park. Tony, Chris, Kim, Amity, Ben & Elaine are off to the pub for dinner. At Big4 in a cabin with Dean & his boys. As it turns out a mate of ours from Wandin is ...