19 Apr 2025
Wow we really has it all today, well not quite, there was no snow. We did get torrential rain one second (well it actually lasted for a lot longer than a second), then it instantly cut off, like driving through a curtain and its a raring gale force dust storm. Yes that is right we car, dust storm, brown car, formerly green. Even had a gale gust so strong that it blew the car clear onto the other side of the road, luckily I was the only one on the road.
So from Ceduna to Port Augusta via Cowell. It added an extra 100 or so kilometres to the journey, so another very long day driving, though I think it was worth the effort. As I have done all the current Silo Art pieces in Victoria (well I will have by the time I get home as one has just been repainted) I decided to do the South Australian ones and today was another off that list. There is another further down the Eyre Peninsula at Tumby Bay, but that one is just too far out of the way and to be honest I don't mind missing it. The Cowell one is great though and well wort a look if you ever find yourself down that way (or if you are just ticking them off and have extra time to get there). It took just two and a half weeks to paint!
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| Cowell Silo Art - painted by: N I T S U A |
On the way to Cowell, stopped for a brief visit in Cleve. Popped in to see Anne, but Henry said she was out, lost her glasses. He says she'd lose her head if it wasn't still firmly attached. Ok, I know, bad, but you have to have some fun don't you?
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Welcome to Cleve, South Australia
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After that there was just a brief stop in Whyalla, very brief, looks interesting from what I saw of it, but I really only did just pass through.
Then straight on to Port Augusta. What can I say, yes it is easter and nothing is open, but wow. I check into the motel and the lady asks for a credit card and licence. I ask how much this will cost and she says nothing (I had already pre-paid the room), so I say, but there must be an amount, she says it is just as a guarantee. I ask again how much and she says no amount, I know I am missing something here, so she has blocked an undisclosed amount on my credit card with no information as to how much or when she will remover the block.
Anyway Port Augusta, what can I say about it. Well actually I wrote a spiel about it and asked ChatGPT to tone it down, so over to how ChatGPT edited my paragraph:
"Ah, Port Augusta. Where the pubs are either fully booked or only accept customers with three teeth and a firm handshake from Centrelink. Anyway, back to town: food options are limited unless you brought your own stove and a pioneering spirit. The streets are alive with the sounds of the local youth, who appear to be auditioning for a Mad Max reboot by shouting profanities and staggering in packs. The whole place has the distinct aroma of giving up. And yet—just when you’re weighing up whether the bridge might offer sweet release—there’s the sunset. A warm, golden blaze over the river that almost tricks you into thinking the town has charm. Almost."
I think that came out rather well, so you can probably work out that my version was slightly more colourful, but it does sum it all up rather nicely.
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| Main street - Pub is open there are 5 people and no-one is eating. |
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Further along main street - Port Augusta
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The river views and sunsets are nice though...
