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Go West, Day 112 – Ballarat

July 22, 2020July 16, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 112 Friday 26th June 2015, grey 9 oh no, now it’s 8 – 13 Tailem Bend to Ballarat This is ridiculous we’re on the road at 7:30! I guess that’ll make up for the half hour that we’ll lose at the border. Last night we nodded off to the honking of water hens which certainly worked for me anyway. We cross the border into Victoria. Sheep, shearing sheds, grain silos and gnarly old red gums. Feels like home. Eek HOME = Ironing and I haven’t done that since Perth. The town of Kaniva has painted sheep statues on the street … Continue reading Go West, Day 112 – Ballarat

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Go West, Day 111 – Tailem Bend

July 21, 2020July 16, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 111 Thursday 25th June 2015, 14 degrees, overcast, feels like: winter Port Augusta to Tailem Bend The Port Augusta Big 4 certainly was an improvement on the Shoreline Top Tourist where we stayed on our way west. We would stay here again. Under the Port Augusta Bridge if you look carefully on the southern bank on the inland side, there are the ribs of an old boat sunk into the mud. Nearby there is a disused railway turntable with at least eight railway lines fanning out from it. I do hope they restore it. Heavy grey clouds hang above … Continue reading Go West, Day 111 – Tailem Bend

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Go West, Day 110 – Port Augusta

July 20, 2020July 13, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 110 Wednesday 24th June 2015, cloudy 9 – 14 degrees! Coober Pedy to Port Augusta Woody got half-way through his 20 cent shower when the lights went out. He had to run out turn on the light then run … Continue reading Go West, Day 110 – Port Augusta

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Go West, Day 109 – Coober Pedy

July 19, 2020July 13, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 109 Tuesday 23rd June 2015, 7-17 degrees Erldunda to Coober Pedy Yesterday I counted 40 crutch hops each way to the loos. I figured that I must build up my strength so did it twice (180 hops) ended up … Continue reading Go West, Day 109 – Coober Pedy

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Go West, Day 108 – Erldunda

July 18, 2020July 8, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 108 Monday 22nd June 2015, -1.5 – 25 degrees Ti Tree to Erldunda We’re woken at 5:00 by the talking thermometer telling us that the temperature is minus 1.5. “Good morning the temperature is minus 1.5″ she keeps on … Continue reading Go West, Day 108 – Erldunda

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Go West, Day 107 – Ti Tree

July 17, 2020July 8, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 107 Sunday 21st June 2015, 13 – 22 degrees Elliott to Ti Tree We’re eating breakfast and outside the window is one motor home, two nylon tents and three peacocks. I think there’s a song in there somewhere. It’s … Continue reading Go West, Day 107 – Ti Tree

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Go West, Day 106 – Elliott

July 16, 2020July 8, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 106 Saturday 20th June 2015, a cooler 26, Katherine to Elliott Homeward bound with the crip. We get away at 8:30 which is pretty good considering that it’s the first day of a new routine and Woody has to … Continue reading Go West, Day 106 – Elliott

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Go West, Day 105 – Katherine

July 15, 2020July 8, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 105 Friday 19th June 2015, 28 degrees in the van Santa never made it into Darwin either. Katherine After I clattered through the van on one foot in the middle of the night hopping from settee to stove to bathroom and back, we decided that it would be best to head for home tomorrow. Darwin can wait for another day. We wake to dozens and dozens of FaceBook messages including the news that our caravan club mates have bombarded the Nitmiluk FaceBook page and demanded our refund and the Nitmiluk Gorge guys finally heeded their requests. It shows the … Continue reading Go West, Day 105 – Katherine

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Go West, Day 104 – Katherine

July 14, 2020July 8, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 104 Thursday 18th June 2015 Katherine We’re up early to farewell the Prado’s to the West and the Ollies who are off to Darwin to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary. We pack our bathers and drive 60kms north to … Continue reading Go West, Day 104 – Katherine

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Go West, Day 101 – Katherine

July 12, 2020July 2, 2020 Itching for Hitching

Day 101 Monday 15th June 2015, 32 and warm Victoria River to Katherine Ah the smell of hay is wafting into the van. The sun turns the escarpments bright red. Kangaroos graze quietly, there are four blue winged kookaburras in the gum tree above. You know the ones that don’t laugh properly and all that comes out is a strange strangled sound. High up on the rock ledges are tall Livingstonia palms. Lorikeets and corellas go bonkers in the gum trees. This is beautiful country, coloured grasses (I’ve gained an appreciation for grasses on this trip) and perky, ooh bugger we’ve … Continue reading Go West, Day 101 – Katherine