On the road again!

This is our plan for 2020, and for once it is quite open. We have nothing booked until May, so we will just make it all up as we go along, watching the temperatures and winds.

Just for a change of pace, we are heading overseas for a month at the end of May and will fly out of Perth.

We have made it to Whyalla in South Australia after our drive through outback NSW, so will have 4 nights relaxation after an amazing 4 days getting here. We have had 44°c driving days, uncomfortable 30°+ evenings (blessed we have aircon) and, whirly winds (as many as 11 at once) and dust storms. We have seen ferral goats, emus, a kangaroo, 2 sheep, one cow and a dead pig all by the roadside.

Due to the heat we stayed 2 nights in Broken Hill to sit out the heatwave and wait for the cool change to start coming across from SA. A dust storm and strong winds hit Broken Hill as well so we only managed a visit to the mines lookout, Pro Hart’s Gallery, his massive grave, and the cinema (to keep out of the heat and dust). We missed lots, especially Silvertown 25km out of town. Broken Hill was the first heritage listed City in Australia, and we would love to go back and explore some more. Pro Hart’s iconic signature is on his grave stone...... a first for us! He also painted one of his Rolls Royces.

We woke today to clear skies and strong winds, but one hour on the road we went through a dust storm for half an hour

then followed straight after by thunder storms. So 3 hours into today we had flash flooding to deal with as well...4 of us caravanners waited to see who was game to go through first, this guy came from the otherside, so we all thought it was now or never!

and here in Whyalla at the Foreshore caravan park it is now blowing a gale, 17°c, and drizzling. So We have washed the dust out of our hair, put on our warm clothes and have got snug for the night. We have had it all today!