Port Augusta, South Australia

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Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Mildura

There was no run today. Why? Because I stayed up until 2:30 am planning next stops and uploading photos. I was having a hard time starting my day. Instead of a run, I took a short walk while Blondie colored his hair way too dark. Hahaha…he looked like Wayne Newton back in the day! No photos were allowed.

After putting on a hat to cover the hair, we headed to Stefano's Bakery. Yes, again! It is just so good.

Afterwards we hit the road to Port Augusta. From Mildura we followed the Murray River north west and made a quick stop in the cute town of Morgan for coffee and a sarsaparilla. Then, we continued to Burra, where cooper was discovered in the mid-1800s.

Port Augusta

Heading towards Port Augusta, we drove along rolling hills and past several wind turbines…and a million Merino.

 

After 574 kilometers of driving, we arrived in Port Augusta at dusk. It was rainy and dark, so it was difficult to be impressed. We did notice several major roads crossed in this town, roads from Sydney to Perth and Adelaide to Darwin. The road train presence was very noticeable!

Passing a road train somewhere in South Australia.
 
Port Augusta has historically been a crossroads. The Aboriginal people used this area as a trading point, because it was easily accessible and had supplies of kangaroos and waterholes (close to the Flinders Ranges).
 
Also, the town was named in 1852 after Augusta Sophia Marryat, who was married to the first Governor of South Australia, Sir Henry Edward Fox Young.
 
Since our run was off, we decided to grab dinner at Barnacle Bills, known for $7.95 a dozen fresh oysters. However, they did not have any, so we settled on grilled butterfish. It was good, but I ate too many chips! Too bad we didn't get that run completed.
 
With nothing else to do, we decided to highlight Hector's black locks. Now, it looks better…at the least more natural! No more hair experiments are needed or allowed…everyone is happy!

 

Since it was too dark and rainy to run when we arrived in Port Augusta, we hoped for a nice run around the opal mines in Cooper Pedy the next day.

Drove 574 kilometers, 6 hours.

Ran 0 kilometers.

 

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