30th of February = Today we planned on heading further into south Australia with plans to free camp on the way up just before the Murray river. But the wind was strong and we didn’t feel like stopping to set up in the bush and sit in a van while the wind beat down. I let Kate drive the rig for the first time and she ended up driving through to Meningie where we had lunch and tried working out where we were going. After no luck picking a spot I was over sitting in the passenger seat and took over the driving, this leg of the trip was the first time I had experienced driving into a head wind so hard that it felt like I was going uphill. Just over a month on the road from where we first camped at the start of the Murray river we were about to cross it again this time we used the ferry and started heading down towards Cape Jervis looking for a nice spot to camp we ended up at Goolwa in a caravan park with the prices dropping now holidays were over ended up at just a bit over $21 night if I stayed 3 nights.
31st of February = We spent the day with a quick drive to look at the Murray Mouth and looking around Goolwa which is a very nice seaside town. Kate wanted to go see the doll Museum and was more excited than the kids inside. We grab some food and clothes for the girls on the way through the main street. Then visited the local library which was very nice, with plenty of mags for me to read.
1st of February = We decided to do the oldest government train line in Australia from Goolwa down to Victor Harbor. The train line was used to fill in the gap between produce coming down the Murray on boats from farms and to get it to Victor Harbor where it could be loaded onto ships. The train, lines and station were all restored, managed and maned by volunteers. At Victor Harbor we walked around had a look at the whale museum which seemed to contain more about sharks then whales. The 2 most interesting points I found were that the population of sperm whales eat more seafood from the ocean then mankind (makes me think is saving whales good, not good when I am in a whale museum lol)
Then sharks main importance in the ocean is when a shark is around they are top of the food chain with no sharks they say that seals and other marine life takes over and breed out of control which then eat more fish out of the ocean and upsets the balance. We finished up at victor harbor at the pub with a $10 awesome chicken schnitzel. Finishing the day with a lazy train ride back.
2nd of February = We are heading off today as we are packing up the couple beside us tell me they are going down the road near Cape Jervis and camping at Deep creek national park. I decided I might check it out as I have a national park pass so will be a free place to camp for a night or 2. I am driving down the road and haven’t been on the road for even an hour when I turn off onto a dirt track, Kate is puzzled “this isn’t where we are staying tonight” I reply “If it looks alright I am, got to make up for the last few days of hard spending”. Upon arrival at the camp site it looked like it was something out of a story tale and it stated it has showers SOLD. I am thinking cold showers, Kate comes back from the toilet block and says not only is there 4 flushing toilets a camp kitchen but there is 4 hotwater included showers ”AWESOME”.
3rd of February = 8.30 in the morning just got out of bed having breakfast outside when a retired couple comes over to thank me for telling them about the national park past yesterday as it costs $30 a night to stay here and they just got there past from the rangers office for $50 for unlimited camping for 2 months anywhere in SA. I say are you off for a walk? “Or no we just got back from a starter walk 2.6km” I reply or yeah….. I am about to do that one. This couple yesterday told me they spent 3 months rowing the Murray from the Victorian Border down to the Murray mouth and also rode their bikes from Sydney to Adelaide. They also have been on the road for nearly 5 years and were annoyed that they needed to return to their house to live in it so they can avoid capital gains tax lol.
Anyway got the wife and kids going and we went and did the walk around the forest which was a nice way to spend the morning Jess loved it.
4th of February = We headed off today only because we had run out of food and our fuel was getting down. So we headed out having a look at Cape Jervis from the look out at the top of the hill as I couldn’t be bothered driving back up the hill as it looked long and very steep back up. From the lookout you can see Kangaroo Island and the ferry crossing. We decided not to do Kangaroo island as to take my car over for a day with the family would cost me nearly $500 and if I took the van with me the cost would exceed $700. The drive up the coast to Adelaide was nice with a drive over a dam wall and a road up beside the ocean as good as the road from San Fan to L.A. We based our selves at Brighton caravan park 15km south of Adelaide and spent the afternoon swimming at the beach and watching the sailors.
5th of February = Today we spent the morning relaxing, spring cleaning got some fuel followed by a drive into Adelaide for a quick look around then a big food shop.
Cost for 5th week
Fuel = $323.15
Food = $451.38
Camping= $356
Tourist stuff and others = $190.48
Camping cost include the paid up stay for next week
on the road heading north from Kingston s.e With Kate Driving
Thanks for reading next week we will be touring Adelaide
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