Friday, March 30, 2012

Rainbow valley

The reason we stayed at Stuarts well we wished to go see rainbow valley what a little gem of a place it was awesome loved it the colors again was just fantastic got lots of great pics as well .Then we drove out too see Chambers pillar we  went the back way a ranger told us about bit ruff but the little Suzuki took it ok we got too the top of this large hill and could see chambers pillar in the distance but the little Suzuki was hot very hot we had lunch and coffee sitting on top of this hill looking at chambers pillar off in the distance and waiting for the little car to cool as well once things had cooled found out why the top tank was split so filled with water put the Radiator cap on the 1st catch and turned around back to Stuart well stopping around every 20 k's too top the radiator so we never got too Chambers Pillar we have that planed as a day trip while we are here in Alice at the Truck Museum we get the Little Suzuki back Monday afternoon and our plan is to stay in Alice a couple of Months see how we go  

Dog fence

A very small Part of the Longest fence in the world The dog fence was built to keep the dingo out of the sheep country in the south . The fence now extends for 5,300 but was once 9,600 Km long it runs beside the Breakaways it is some thing that I have all ways wished too see part of.  Notice the green in the Photo the Red center sure is not red at the moment looks good Locals are saying once in a 50 years it looks like this Pretty special to see. That pretty much finished our time this trip in Coober pedy we got too see a lot and enjoyed our time .We left and drove up too Marla we thinking it was still hot and stayed in Marla van park had a good feed in the Pub and a couple of drinks with a couple we meet on Coober Pedy  Ron and Brenda

The Breakaways

While in Coober pedy we also went out to the breakaways. What awesome spot we had the place to our self and how Quite the place was  Picking a Photo too put up to show this place will not do it justice the colors is just awesome it really is worth the time to go see the place just one more awesome spot on the way from Port Augusta  to Alice springs

Oodnadatta

While staying at Coober pedy we went out too Oodnadatta just before we left Sunrise did a story on the road house well we got too see it Live was not open and was a six dollar call out if you wished to get any thing so we went too the Pub and had a pie & coke and a chat with a couple of locals they have a Ghan museum we tried too do that you get the key from any business in town that was ok we got it at the pub it housed in the old railway station was enjoying it till the Mozzie's found us had to get out and open skin was just black with them so much for that idea in no rush to go back to Oodnadatta but can now say we have been there

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Oonadatta

we went for a drive out too Oonadatta while we were staying at Coober pedy around half way I saw this Movement on the side of the road slowed down and look what we saw he was only a young one and came right up too the car and we got some great pics of this fella and no we never got out of the car but so enjoyed this

Coober pedy

We left Port Augusta for a slow trip back too Alice springs we stopped at Womera had a look around drink in the pub went looking in the pictures and we never took a Photo of Womera ? so no picture posted we got charged 30 a night I was walking back to the Bus after paying our fee's and got talking too the caravans in the park 2 of them they payed 25 a night we got charged a extra five dollars because we larger 1st and last time I will take Tumbi the Motorhome and  park in that place  our next stop we went to Coober pedy it was good we did the old timers mine as they have a blower up at the transport Museum we loved it awesome display and so enjoyed our time at this little piece of coober history. We stayed a couple of days in Coober pedy

Port Augusta

We left Alice Springs over three weeks ago to go too Port Augusta too meet up with friends had a great trip down 1st Night was Marla was still very warm so plugged into power again had a swim in the pool nice over night stop the next night we stopped at Glendambo worst showers on the Sturt hwy beer expensive as well enjoyed the swim in the pool then the next night we were at the shoreline van park in Port Augusta meet up with Denise and Di then wally and Margret came over too see us as well we had a ball catching up we stayed a week and one day Picture is of a salt lake on the way down