It was one minute to 4 in the morning when I heard "psssst, pssst, are you ready for our adventure?" The alarm had not even gone off, but Paul was ready to go.He's actually been ready for three or four weeks.
By 4.30 we were on the track.
Paul had set a goal for the day's travel, Marla! It was going to be a huge day! Marla was 960 kms from Victor Harbor, but that's Paul. He doesn't do things by half. And we had traveled over that territory quite a few times, so its not as if we were going to miss anything. His plan was to get through the city and up to Port Augusta before the average person had even finished their breakfast, " to miss all the traffic!"
Even so with this ambitious plan we knew that it was going to be a bit of a struggle.
It was 5.30 and way past beer o'clock when Paul admitted that we wouldn't be camping at Marla.
It was also at this stage that we were travelling through a reasonably well wooded and attractive landscape, the first we had seen for over 3 hours. The final decision was made for us when we spotted a small side track. Within 30 mins we had the trailer set up and the camp fire well and truly glowing. It was fiveses at sixes. Better late than never!
A great Campsite ................................................A great camp fire.............. a great night! good night from the Stuart Track (highway)!
Hi Gill, I did what any sensible person over 50 should do when they are faced with a computer problem. Ask the child.
ReplyDeleteYou got there ! Great post, great pics. I can see the shadows are getting long, and I can see your glass of chardy ready and waiting. The dirt is so red, and your car still looks clean. Great photo of Paul by the fire, Mike and I said he looks like the trumpet player James Morrison.... happy camping, watch out for inch ants and relax. Safe travels. xx
ReplyDeleteHi Gill, good to see the home fire burning, hey Houly did you take the chainsaw?
ReplyDeleteGlad yr on your way....
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