I then went to the information center, found a free internet cafe for the price of a coffee. I then drove to Victor Harbor and found a nice spot to park on the beach. A works party was in progress, this time it was a lady who invited me to have some sausages and salad, I think she felt sorry for me as I only went to fry up three slices of bread on the BBQ. I had had sausages for breakfast.
December 21st Sunday morning was a beautiful sun rise.
I passed the time of day with a few walkers and bikers. Time to get the bike out, I cycled a round Victor Harbor and brought a cycling hat which is the law in Australia. I tried to chat up three men in the information center for a lost hat but no good they would not hand it over.
I walked over to Granite Island and all the way around; bikes not allowed on the Island.
December 22nd Monday I meet Ian at his work shop well he was very nice but a bit of a prat, he wanted to make up a plate and glue it to repair my stainless steel tank. He didn't know me and how I work, anyay after a few nice words he took me around the corner and the job was done properly welded up by a man that knows. I still needed Ian for some heat to remove a rusted broken bolt, a few more nice words and I eventually got a welding torch cutter to heat up the nut, not that easy with a cutting touch under my precious Plod. Tank done and up she went a bit tricky, a bracket really needed a spot of weld but not at Ian's place. Another job was to fit the pump, I had to make up a new bracket. Ian found a plate of metal and drilled a few holes in it for me. A few more nice words about fixing my pump up. However I eventually said to Ian, I am sorry but I can't work when you keep talking all the time. Got the job done, Ian was a nice bloke, he was trying to help. The whole job took all day to do 6 to 7 hours messing about and I had no breakfast and no dinner.
Off I went and drove to Tent Hill Rest Area about 400 km. I only stopped a couple of times to take a few photos as I was pushed for time driving at night is not good. Anyway the drive from Adelaide on the Princes Highway to Port Pirie was very nice full of lovely corn and wheat fields as far as you can see quite a picture, open and free. I was glad to get out of all the traffic in and around Adelaide.
Tuesday 23rd December After sorting my self out from the previous day and entered my Blog etc I did not leave my spot until rather late, around 3 o'clock, I only drove 20 km to the next pull off as there was water there. The water was hot coming out of the tap so I did my washing and of course topped up my three water tanks.
The drive towards Cooper Pedy was very interesting and I kept stopping to take photos; all around was green and not at all like I had expected. I stopped for the night at Glendambo South Rest Area and on the way up it tried to rain. The photos I took do not do the landscape justice, the sun was never in the right place, anyway that is my excuse. The gnats are on the war path again tonight.
December 24th I have reached Coober Pedy at long last, Christmas Eve. I passed a very nice looking Hotel and booked in for a Christmas dinner. I booked in at the Big4 camp site and very nice it is, the wine is flowing and my T-bone steak was delicious after using up mince, fruit, onions, tomatoes etc. which I had cooked just before the border. Only a few camper vans at the site pretty empty really.
I had a phone call from Stuart to wish me a merry Christmas which was nice. You might get a few too many photos but I am trying to show what Australia is like, very beautiful. Oh, I nearly forgot, it rained here to day at Coober Pedy and it's really quite cool.
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