Port Augusta was our second last stop and with high
expectations of a pretty town we were quickly brought back down to earth when
we arrived at our very average caravan park full of warnings about a regular
intruder to the park who will happily relieve you of your valuables when you go
as far as the toilet block.. We set up
with a very uneasy feeling but once we were set up, the boys decided they would
like to stay and watch the last couple of football games so Emma and I went for
a long walk and it was then that we could appreciate some of the Port’s
beauty. The caravan park was situated
right on the Spencer Gulf and a walk up to the Red Cliffs and the railway
bridge showed it in a much better light.
The next day we drove to Adelaide for the 34th and final stop
for this trip. On the way we stopped in
at Port Pirie and stopped in at a Sports Warehouse. Very excitedly the children and Paul and I
all chose sneakers to replace the red, holey ones we have been wearing for the
last 3 months (and beyond).
On to Adelaide and we arrived in one of the nicest parks we
have stayed in, set up quicker than ever, clothes washing as we went, then it
was off to the car wash to remove some of the red dirt and filth from inside
and outside of the car.
The following day, in our lovely clean car, we wandered
around the city, Rundle Mall, and the Adelaide Oval then on to Glenelg so Paul
could re live some fond memories of a holiday he had as a 10 year old. Hopefully we have created some of those sort
of memories for Ben and Emma. A
celebratory dinner at the Glenelg Surf Club overlooking the setting sun on the water
led to lots of reminiscing of a holiday that was as wonderful as any of us
could have hoped for.
It seemed fitting that as we returned from dinner we met the family in the camper trailer on the site next to ours, setting up on night one of their 13 week holiday around the Northern Territory and the East Coast of Australia…..
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