20 Apr 2025

 20 Apr 2025

Today was all about Silo Art, so it was no loss to see Port Augusta in the rear view mirror. It seemed to take forever to get to the first Silos at Bute, but then it is 184 kilometres, so it was the bulk of the days driving in one go. Definitely worth a visit, though I must admit I am surprised that all of the South Australian silos see to have been built either at right angles to the road or they are all hidden behind trees and scrub. In Victoria all the silos seem to have been build parallel to the road, eg. the train tracks run along side the road. Here in SA all the old tracks to the silos seem to cross the roads, not that it is a great drama, it just means getting the car in front of them can be tricky, rather than just pulling up to the silo and taking a pic like in Victoria.

Bute Silo, you see what I mean about hidden. 

Bute Silo Art - painted by: Kimsone & Scott Nagy

From Bute it was a relatively leisurely drive, only 82 kilometres to Owen. This was the start of a small about of back tracking, but you have to do that to see them all.

Owen Silo Art - painted by: Robert Hannaford and Cam Scale

As you can see the weather has again caught up with me and a few places were a tad damp, which required waiting in the car until it let up, but all part of the job I guess. So retracing some of the distance from Owen it was 77 kilometres on to Farrell Flat, this one was definitely a wait till it passes situation, it rained horizontally here! The wind, wow it has been strong. Another stunning example of how difficult it is to get in front of these silos.

Farrell Flat Silo Art - Painted by: Jarrod Soden & Matthew Knights of Perplswet Designs

So following that little downpour, it was a leisurely (ok not really, the road was rough and there were a lot of hills and potholes in the sharp bends, which can be a tad exciting in a cart spring old car) 66 kilometre run to Eudnuda. This one was definitely a challenge to get to. Actually it took me a while to even see the sign on how to get to it, I mean I could see the silos over the building and trees, but the sign to it was tiny.

Eudunda Silo Art - painted by: Sam Brooks

And that about wraps up today, 225 kilometres just to see Silos, and 184 kilometres to get to the first one, a short days driving really. Tomorrow should be a short days driving too...