Once we crossed the border into SA (South Australia), our mood lifted. It was warm, actual summer weather. We loved the wide, open road (no ups and downs, no serpentines) and the vast skies. The red dirt, the smell of the gum trees, the songs of the magpies, and the laughter of the kookaburras.
Taking it day by day, we discovered Coonalpyn with its stunning silo art. It also has a very innovative self-service caravan park right next to a gorgeous outdoor swimming pool. How nice it is to float in water and watch the sunset after a day of driving!
We drove through Murray Bridge and around Adelaide unexpectedly finding ourselves in the Barossa Valley (a famous wine region in SA). Further north we found the lovely Auburn Showgrounds Caravan Park where we spent the weekend.
The Eyre peninsula was next on our itinerary. Everything on the coast was booked out though. We should have known that we were not the only grey nomads avoiding the tropics. A fellow camper told us that last year there were 45,000 new registrations for caravans. All these people need to go somewhere.
We took it as a hint from existence and stayed inland on the direct route with overnight stays at Kimba Roadhouse (owned by an Indian family and famous for its curries) and Penong caravan park (next to old metal windmills used for pumping water). Our next destination was the Nullarbor plain.
Liz Mike Travels 