Wilpena

Well as you know we nearly missed the ferry. Thank you Louisa for the 'if you are not living close to the edge, you're taking up too much space' sentiment - quite right! Just like penguins on an ice flow.

You know the routine, drive until it's bedtime then pull off and pitch the tent, this is a bit earlier in the evening coming into Mildura for pizza for dinner.



We didn't get here until midday Monday, a bit later than the planned Sunday afternoon, then the weather held us up. The day we arrived was wet with very low cloud just like Tas. It's been bloody cold too, I have not worn so many clothes, woolly hats and gloves for a long time. I think we and the weather are ready for the off tomorrow morning the mountain of food has been sorted 10 days with us, another five days in the car for later and we will pick up another 10/12 days in Leigh Creek.



We all went for a walk up St Marys Peak yesterday, quite a long way up and a circuit of over 20km, a few of us are nursing aches and pains today.

Here is Mum on the summit.

Look What You Have Done Girls!

It all started with you posting pictures of your travels on Farcebook, so Mum joined just so she could see the photos. Now the poor soul is addicted to Farcebook , endless games of Scrabble with her internet 'friends', I can never get her away from the computer!

Very Frosty Morning

Yes, paddocks are as white with frost as they look.
The sun just starting to catch the mountain summits

More Winter

I know we seem to have posted on a wintery theme recently but there has been some great weather, not too cold and wet, just enough to put a useful amount of water in the tanks and produce some great dustings of snow on Collins Bonnet.

Too a certain extent it is novelty value as we had such a long spell of settled weather through the spring and early winter.

Mum and I had planned a lighting 3 day trip up Frenchmans last w/e but the weather wasn't suitable.

JJJ

I bought a new tuner/amp before the last weeks film night as the erratic fault on one channel of the old one was getting worse.

And, dumdum da dum, once I had fiddled with the aerial we can now blast JJJ through the house as never before. You probably realised the sound track to Winter Again was JJJ. Its great to listen to new music if only so I don't say "who, are they?" when the Falls line up is announced.

Getting in to the free mp3 downloads such as this one which is being played a lot on air http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/triplej/newmusic/
dopusandroshambo/milliondollarbill.mp3
though why she wants bean bag beats me.