Thursday September 5, 2019 Road video and map – Coober Pedy to Erldunda Roadhouse Most of today was driving another 300 miles north along the Stuart Highway but I started out with a scenic dirt-road excursion just outside Coober Pedy. One feature of Australia that I had never heard of before planning this trip is … Continue reading A Long Fence, Colourful Hills, Kangaroos and the Northern Territory
Wednesday September 4, 2019 Road video and map – Port Augusta to Coober Pedy, SA In the outback the distances between places are huge and much of the time over the next week will be spent driving. Today;s journey was the 540 km (336 mile) southern section of the Stuart Highway from Port Augusta to … Continue reading Coober Pedy – Opal Capital of the World?
Monday September 2, 2019 Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, is the country’s fifth largest city with a population of around 1.1 million. This is about one quarter the size of Sydney or Melbourne and the city has a very different feel than either. It is relatively low rise with the tallest building topping out … Continue reading Adelaide and on to Port Augusta
Sunday September 1, 2019 Road video and map – Penola to Adelaide Much of today was spent driving the 245 miles to Adelaide but the one stop I made, at Naracoorte Caves National Park, was fascinating. Everyone knows that there are many species of plants and animals that are unique to Australia but there were … Continue reading Naracoorte Caves National Park
Day One – Friday August 30, 2019 Road video and map – Torquay to Port Campbell Today I drove the eastern part of the Great Ocean Road that follows the southern Victoria coast. I was hoping that this may be the day that produced a scenic road video but that proved not to be the … Continue reading Great Ocean Road