Kim - Mt Barker to Coffin Bay

Days 15 – 18

Monday, 16th – Thursday, 19 February 2009.


I just spent ages typing and the computer crashed so I’m not real impressed at the moment. To cut a long story short, we travelled from Mt Barker to Port Augusta on Monday. The riding was good but the stopping was atrocious due to the heat. I didn’t like the feel of Port Augusta and wanted to get away as soon as we could.

On Tuesday, we moved to Cowell, halfway down the Eyre Peninsula’s coast. The heat was still horrific and sapped us of all energy. We had no phone or internet coverage which was a bit frustrating.



Yesterday, Wednesday, we made it to Port Lincoln. It was much cooler and had a much nicer atmosphere. We decided to stay at Coffin Bay which is slightly further west, and although still very hot, much easier to live with. Here, I went for a couple of walks along the water which was beautiful. There were a few pelicans and jetties and lots of trees with hundreds of Rainbow Lorikeets. It was just lovely. We still have no internet coverage but at least we have mobile coverage now. I was hoping to use the internet for information particularly as we are getting close to hitting the Nullabor. Right now, we can’t even get radio to find out the weather.



Today, Thursday, we are staying at Coffin Bay to get little bits and pieces ready for the next stage of the trip. I’m getting quite nervous about Ceduna and the Nullabor. This morning is overcast and much cooler. We’re hoping we can get a paper to help with the weather and planning but I don’t hold out much hope.