Port Pirie to Horsham.Author: jawapro
Date: Mon 28/01/2008 09:51 PM
Not so much to blog today. I'd managed to convince Klutz to get moving earlier today - so we got a move on nice and early.
It was actually cold last night - which makes a very nice change. Being able to stand outside in the breeze and start to shiver is very nice compared to sweating for the last week or so.
We headed south to Adelaide - but bypassed it mostly. We just cruised in on the Freeway and back out again (through the tunnels).
After this we were finally heading East. We crossed the Murray River at Murray Bridge (which makes sense).
Klutz had a look at his tyres in Tailem Bend (just before Murray Bridge) and noticed that the back tyres were getting a little bald. I'd have driven on them back to Tassie - but Klutz had a mild panic attack - rang his dad, and decided they needed replacing. Unfourtuantly for him - it's the Monday of the Australia Day Long Weekend, so no tyre shops were open.
We swapped the worst tyre with the spare though - and he plans to buy new tyres tomorrow.
Far more interestingly - we found this Alien wandering around besides the highway. We gave him some directions - and he was quite gratefull. We're just nice guys like that.
We crossed the border into Victoria - but I was driving and Klutz was being un-observant and didnt notice - so no photos.
I had been hoping we'd make it to Ballarat by nightfall - but we ended up at Horsham - about 200 ks short of Ballarat - but still not a bad day's journey. Dad was fairly impressed we'd gotten that far in a day.
We checked into a caravan park - and then went to find a Maccas so I could check my email and we could have tea and things.
I wonder if they do a Horse and Ham burger? The McHorsham?
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