Another adventure begins

  Home among the gum trees Highlights Less of a highlight Being amongst friends - both The cold wind - both Seeing familiar places - both The cold nights - both Being amongst the trucks – Bill Kath’s computer having a hissy fit - Kath Finishing my RSA refresher course quickly - Kath   Facetiming family – both but especially Grandma   Getting an article published in the Centralian Today newspaper - Kath   Chatting with Phil from the Centralian Today newspaper - both     It’s less than a month since we left home and here we are in our regular home away from home, surprisingly right under a gum tree. I never appreciated how the leaves of one gum tree hang down in a way different to home. The tree is near our communal firepit and the evening light through the ...

 Silverton to Marla via the Oodnadatta Track For those with limited reading time: Highlights Less of a highlight Travelling a road we've talked about for years - both Dust in the van at the end of the trip -both Travelling 605kms on heavily corrugated roads with no breakages - both Achieving a difficult drive without any issues - Bill   Seeing outback sunrises and sunsets – Kath           We headed off from Silverton with a farewell from another local! We’ve seen more wildlife this trip than any other I think, especially between Hawker and Marree. It had rained that morning so maybe it was the rain on the road, but we’ve never ever dodged so many kangaroos. Our granddaughters love playing Spotto – I decided we could play that game based on the next animal we would see – horse, cow, emu, kangaroo – t...

 Home to Silverton  For those with limited reading time: Highlights Less of a highlight Pro Hart Art Gallery - Kath Kyle’s nana, Nana Bev, passing away while I’m so far away and can’t offer much support Donkeys in the middle of the road -both Broken Hill – so much to see and t-shirt weather - both   Underground mine tour – very interesting   Street names in Broken Hill – Oxide St, Iodine St, Sulphide St – you get the gist - Kath   Quirkiest coffee shop ever in Peterborough - both     I’m surprised when I count and find it is only our fourth night away from home – I feel like I’ve already seen a lot and I’ve had a lot of free time and a lot of time in the car! Friday, we travelled from Sea Lake to Broken Hill – even after all these trips I forget to add an hour or so to Google’s ...

  It's time to hit the road For those with limited reading time: Highlights Less of a highlight Getting ready & knowing I can blog again Getting ready Catching up with family and friends Preparing to say goodbye to family and friends Knowing we are only a week away from seeing our Alice Springs mates   Making it to Sea Lake for night one as planned     It’s almost time, the winter wind is icy, the night air cold and damp and although the days have remained mostly autumn like, the call of the road has come. For a while, the idea of preparing for a trip felt like a chore as there was no researching of new places or the investigating of where we might like to explore as we are heading once more to a favourite destination – Alice Springs. But, with just a few days to go before we leave, suddenly my mind and body feel like they are on holidays a...