Well we have to say, for the Gateway to the North, Port Augusta is a strange
little city. We expected it to be a bustling town with cafes and shops cashing
in on the tourists but......... well it just isn’t! It is basically your
typical transient town with the basics. Enough for you to stock up and get the
hell out. On a positive note the diesel
is $1.49. We decided to stay two nights at the Port Augusta Big 4 as we needed
to recover from our colds, replan our packing arrangements in the van and buy
fruit and vegetables as South Australian’s are petrified our vegetables have
something atomic on them and you can’t bring them over the border (mind you,
they can bring their veg into VIC but whatever!). So today was a bit of a rest
day with sightseeing (well as much as you can here).
We took Glenno to have a
haircut because he decided before we left he would have a go at cutting/styling
his hair himself. As he was wearing a beanie no one realised until we reached the Van Park. (look closely at the previous photos and you will see) The kids and I decided we would not be
travelling with a Mohican hence Glenno’s change of hair style in photos! Feeling much braver to walk next to Glenno again we strolled along the waterfront, went to the Water Tower Lookout and the
skate park. The skate park was a ripper. We had the place to ourselves and the
kids tore it up on their scooters. Even the big kids had a lash. The Big 4 is
great with friendly service and very clean facilities. We would recommend staying
here. Tomorrow we continue our journey to Coober Pedy without Alby Mangles :(((
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| View of the Bridges from the Water Tower Lookout |
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| Carving it up at the skate park |
