Wednesday, May 25, 2011

OUR TRIP TO COOBER PEDY......

Left-York Peninsula Back- Flinders Ranges Right - Eyre Peninsula
Upper Spencer Gulf
Tone finished up with his job on the Wednesday and spent the two days stressing about "packing"
 I however stayed at work and relaxed.  I had a nice last day and had nice Thai for lunch and a lovely arvo tea Mmmm....
Friday night we with the Shepp Gang went to the RSL for dinner and dancing....They "the gang" gave us a signature bear with lovely messages on it for us to remember till we meet up for our Shepp Gang Reunion aye Lyn??!!

Saturday was leaving day and we left on time at 8.30am and took the drive up through Echuca  to Swan Hill.  We called in on Cliff and Fay (friends of Tony) and stayed a while - very nice to meet them and we had a nice lunch and so left a bit later than planned OH WELL!!
We traveled to Nyah and stayed on the Murray river - had a fire and it was so relaxing.

Then next morning on our way to Mildura the day was very ordinary Windy , Rainy  shitfull
Got to Mildura where it was it was still raining and we had to buy a new jug as the other one finally died checked the place a little ,had lunch down on the river near the house boats and decided to start moving again.
Onto Renmark where we stopped at fruit fly border patrol handing over our 2 apples and 2 red onions (Bastards) we needed them OH WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!.

We stayed at Renmark next to Bedls animal sanctuary in a rotary park.
The  Dinosaur looked after us that night.  We then proceeded to head along from Renmark to Port Augusta SA thats where Betty (THE SAT NAV Slut) got us lost on back roads which we soon discovered the road had ended.
There was a river crossing at the bottom of a very large decent in which a barge was taking vehicles to the other side of the Murray.
So down we went Van and all onto the Barge (Not sure it would fit on) headed across to the other side and continued on our way.
The roads after that soon become long straight open plains with Rain and strong winds and tumble weeds which we thought in the distance were Kangaroos
So Flat and so long the straight Roads we finally made to Port Augusta where we stayed 3 Nights went on a River cruise up the Spencer gulf  and visited the Wadlata Discovery Outback Centre (It was Fantastic) giving us an idea of the Geological and human history of the area and what we are about to encounter.
We leave Port Augusta Thursday heading for Coober Pedy

Love and miss you all
Our 1st night stop at Nyah on the Murray River

Relaxing around our Fire with a refeshment

Fruit Fly Border Patrol Just Before Renmark

Our Barge Ride across the Murray

Stop Over in Renmark looked after by TRex for the night

Its Flat Out Here for a longggggggggg way

PIP enjoying the ride

The Flinders Range's

Sunsetting coming into Port Augusta SA

Tone on the cruise Boat in the Spencer Gulf

Carolyn on the cruise Boat in the Spencer Golf

Which Way Now ???????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love and Miss You all Enjoy the pics 
Tone & caro xxxx

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