After getting through the quarantine check at Ceduna ok (well we had eaten well) we do the necessary fill ups and are on our way again. The days are getting warmer but no need for the air conditioner as yet. Coming into Wudinna we stop at the Tourist Info Centre to ask about gas and find a unique kangaroo.
She is sculptured from trees and looks ‘different’. Also near there is the beautiful marble monument to the Australian Farmer. It was handcarved in 2009 by a man and his son from local stone found at the base of Mt Wudinna just north of the township.
The detail is just great depicting the sheep and wheat that dominates the local area. As we have passed through tiny dots on the map along the highway they are often just wheat silos standing guard beside the railway line. There may be a small garage or shop but not much else. Really makes you wonder at the resilience of these folk.
Wudinna is a little bigger and there is a small town near the silo.
She is sculptured from trees and looks ‘different’. Also near there is the beautiful marble monument to the Australian Farmer. It was handcarved in 2009 by a man and his son from local stone found at the base of Mt Wudinna just north of the township.
The detail is just great depicting the sheep and wheat that dominates the local area. As we have passed through tiny dots on the map along the highway they are often just wheat silos standing guard beside the railway line. There may be a small garage or shop but not much else. Really makes you wonder at the resilience of these folk.
Sturt's Desert Pea the floral emblem of South Australia
Wudinna is a little bigger and there is a small town near the silo.
We have had a total of 8 free nights along the way and on Thursday as it was rather ‘hot’ we decided to spend the night at the van park in Kimba. Arriving mid-afternoon I was able to do the washing so all is fresh for the 160km trip into Port Augusta.
We took a small detour into Iron Knob, which looked deserted, however we enjoyed a cuppa under some trees and looked out over the ‘rubbish’ heaps from the mine. Not sure if it is still working as there were no signs of life or action. Whyalla is only another 52km away and the steel works there are still in production so maybe everything is centered around there now.
overburden from the mine at Iron Knob
once someone's pride and joy as 'home'
Another hot day as we arrived in Port Augusta, we found out later that it was 36 degrees, so with plenty of choice at the van park we chose a site down against the back fence, under the shade of some she oaks and looking out across the river towards the railway shunting yards on the other side. My the comings and goings there are amazing and the length of the trains. The ones with double decker containers have come or are going up north (we saw the same in Alice Springs) and the single decker ones are going west (must be some low bridges somewhere). The tide rises and falls and the river bank behind us is lovely sand. Folks come and drive down there with their cars etc to walk their dogs, go for a swim or just to sit and eat fish and chips. Lots happening around us so the view is always changing. Lawrie even saw 2 dolphins in the river the other day.
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