Tuesday 04/09/2012 Day 72: Tourist Day Port Augusta.
It was cool during the night and
the wind became stronger after the sun came up. As forecast we had strong winds
& dust all day. We did another load of laundry today and struggled to hang
them on the clothes lines. We headed off to walk around Town. We did a lap and
visited the Information Centre. The Port Augusta brochure listed some
interesting lookouts. We visited the Wharf Esplanade & McLellan Lookout at
the end of Edinburgh Terrace. We came home for lunch, rescued the laundry and
headed off down Shack Rd. Shack Rd runs between homes on the Western side of
Spencer Gulf and a Commonwealth Government Firing Range. These homes range from
Fisherman Shacks to very large Homes. The road ends at the Blanche Harbour
Marine Reserve. One house had three large water tanks under a huge array of
solar panels. They have a nice view of the Northern Power Station We then
visited the Arid Lands Botanic garden & the Water Tower Lookout. Topped up
food supplies at Woolies. Ryan & Les tried fishing in the wind storm
without success. We have loaded up on water in readiness for our next part of
the trip. It is still very windy late evening.
Daily Stats: Distance: 82km, Duration: 5hrs03min, Weather:
Sunny, Extremely Windy & Warm.
Spencer Gulf
Wharf Esplanade
McLellan Lookout
Windy Washing
Shack Rd
Flinders Lookout
Hanging on in the Wind!
View from the Water Tower Lookout
Why would you drive like a handle?
Spencer Gulf
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