DAY 3
23rd June
Wow!! Saturday morning we had to get up at 6am again. The temperature was -2 degrees!! It was a freezing night, definitely not warm and cosy in the swags. The kids swag, the fox wing, Parkes’ tent and cars were covered in ice. The condensation in the kids swag had also frozen to the roof! Packing up was a chore. Jamie had a melt down because her fingers and feet were so cold!! Poor little thing!
We finally got away, 30mins later than planned. Better late than never. It was another long day of driving. Morning tea saw us stop at Peterborough (built in the 1800’s). The kids liked the old steam trains and railway. Stu, Williams and Freemans all enjoyed ducking into the cafe for a ‘real coffee’ while the Parkes headed off again with Jordan behind the wheel!! Go Jordy!!
We drove through a lot of open, shrubby country. Emus by the dozens scattered the country side. We were treated to some spectacular views of the Flinders Ranges. Eventually we made it to Port Augusta for lunch and some restocking of petrol, fruit and vegies. Col was getting toey though, so soon enough we were back on the road, travelling through the vast open country side. After passing Iron Knob we turned off the bitumen and on to the gravel roads for about 120km to Mt Ive. We dodged emus (just), foxes and sheep finally arriving at the property as the sun was going down. After setting up super fast we all feasted on meat and three veg. Some of us were lucky enough to score a shower before the hot water ran out. A little bit of luxury. Although the way Jamie was crying you’d have thought she was in an ice bath. The ‘big kids’ spent a few hours in the common room playing table tennis, draughts and chess etc... Bruce couldn’t find a port drinking buddy so ended up hitting the sack. I managed to download some photos and update my diary.
We are all looking forward to some sightseeing and exploring around the Mt Ive Station area tomorrow.
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