4 Apr 2025

 So, today started by crossing the border into South Australia and leaving all those pesky fruit flies behind. Good thing that they know they can't cross the SA border and stay out. On a direct route the first stop was Paringa to check out their Silo Art, as I just happened to be passing, it would be wrong not to.

Paringa Silo Art - painted by Jack Fran and Sam Brooks

 Anyway after that break it was just a few minutes into Renmark and trying the auto parts shops for another headlight, whish was completely unsuccessful. And... since I was heading along the westerly direction why not just take a slight detour to Waikerie to check out their Silo Art as well. 

Waikerie Silo Art - painted by: Jimmy Dvate and Garry Duncan

Both were great, but the styles are completely different, the bird is amazing. Have to say that so far these SA Silo Art instillations certainly don't make it easy to get your car in from of them. Oh and while driving into the town I passed an auto parts shop, who could not help with a light either. Anyway I didn't realise the route I had taken to get to Waikerie took me up the south bank of the Murray River and the road I needed to continue on was on the north bank. No problem you say, just cross the bridge. Well they don't have one it is a car ferry and it is free too! Awesome, yes it only takes a few minutes, but it breaks up a day.

There was another diversion that I wanted to take, it would have added another 230 kilometres to the day so that will have to wait for another day. Pressing on through Jamestown and on to Wirrabara for a look at their Silo Art as well.

Wirrabara Silo Art - painted by: Smug

From this point time was really getting on and I headed off for Port Augusta, via the Horrocks Pass road, which is an awesome road, great surface and lots of bends and rises and falls. It would be great on a motorbike as the road surface is perfect. Mind, most of the road surfaces have been fantastic in SA, though you wouldn't have to try too hard to be better that any road in Victoria, we really do have the worst roads in Australia in Victoria. Don't feel slighted though country Victorians, the roads in Melbourne are mostly rubbish as well, perhaps except for the posh eastern suburb areas where the wealthy and the Ministers live.

Anyway I digress, from there it was on into Port Augusta to find the Caravan Park I was setting the tent up in for the night. Mind it just so happened that on the way into town there is a huge car parts store and even though it was past closing time they let me in and even had a headlight for me too! So once I was all set up the Van park I swapped out the headlight and now we have two again! for now...