Day 2 - Nhill to Port Augusta

Up and ready to roll bout 8.00am this morning, the Halfway Motel, was clean, warm and comfy. Ska was guarding the room. and had a great view of the sunrise at Nhill.
Plans for the day were to aim for Port Pirie, we hit the Mighty Murray...
at Tailem Bend.

Then continued in cool but sunny weather to Port Wakefield, where we both filled up.

This was the view from the picnic table at lunchtime.
Drove on through Lochiel and past a Lake whose name I didn't catch, but it must be a Loch


as some funny bugger has captured the Monster.
Port Pirie was an easy drive, so decided to get to Port Augusta and spend two nights.
This will give me a chance to have a look around and do the last minute fruit and vegies etc.
Took a bit of a drive, here is a view of Port Augusta.

Then a Sunset walk along the waterfront, couldn't resist an attempt at some artistic shots.

This nut was under a jetty where an old bloke was catching garfish.

An old relic in the mudflats near the old and new bridge.
The old relic is a barge used by workmen while working on the Morgan to Whyalla pipeline.
The Flinders Ranges keep a watch over Port Augusta, you can see the sun setting on the
Ranges in the background.

An ancestor...maybe.
Port Augusta is known as the ‘Crossroads of Australia’ with a number of highways converging - the Stuart, Eyre, Princes, National (Highway 1).

The weather was great for travelling with a moderate 15degrees and sun shining through the windows.

Car is going well, just hope Ska copes with the more rugged stuff to come.