After eating breakfast and packing up the van we filled up on diesel and set off on our day 8 drive along the Lassiter Highway from Erldunda to Yulara. It didn't take too long and Mt Connor came into view on our left. The drive continued for some time until eventually we sighted Kata Tjuta …
Leaving Coober Pedy with all its dirt mounds was quite unreal. For some time after, both sides of the road were littered with dirt piles. We stopped for fuel and a driver changeover at Cadney Homestead roadhouse, but after that the drive had a sameness about it apart from the signs about wandering cattle and the …
Managed a bit of a Sunday sleep-in as we were staying in Coober Pedy for another night. After breakfast we drove through the town to the Catacomb Church. A few others were arriving for the 9:30 service. We were welcomed by one of the locals and found a seat easily. As it turned out there …
On our fifth day we had a much longer drive to Coober Pedy so we quickly ate breakfast and packed up. Unfortunately we didn't time our departure from Woomera very well. As you can see we had to wait for a while as a very long freight train went through. Finally the last carriage passed …
As we had only a short distance to travel we made a more leisurely start to the day. Just before check out time of 10:00 we were on our way. The terrain was very dry with mostly low lying vegetation. From time to time we passed large plateaus as we drove along the mostly straight …
Day 3 of our Big Caravan Trip Following another good night’s rest and breakfast we packed up and headed up the road from Gawler. Very scenic area with lots of vineyards, farming land and some lovely towns. One that caught our eye was Auburn with some well preserved old buildings- may come back sometime. Along …
Day 2 of our Big Caravan Trip After an excellent night’s sleep in our caravan we got up and ate breakfast before packing up and hitting the road again. It didn't take that long to reach the Victoria-South Australia state border. It was farewell to Victoria for the next three months or so. State borders …
Day 1 of our Big Caravan Trip There's not much more startling to someone sound asleep than the sound of their alarm, especially at 5:00! Anyway that was the sound that kicked off the first day of our 'Big Caravan Trip'. Karen and I were soon up, showered, breakfasted and packing the last few things …
Thanks for joining us! After many trips to other countries in recent years we have decided to join Australia's ever expanding 'Grey Nomads' and check out more of our own country. Last year we purchased a Toyota Hilux and earlier this year we bought a pre-loved Jayco Freedom pop top caravan. It may be a …
