PORT AUGUSTA

 
 
 

Our day started out as usual with a quick breakfast and pack up (we are getting very efficient now) and hit the road.

Woomera was our first destination - a lunch stop on the way. Inside the Information Centre was a coffee shop, 10 pin bowling centre and a museum. We had a quick bite to eat and the paid our $8 to go inside the museum. The self guided tour started with a 10 minute video about Germany's use of missiles aimed at England. The kids had a lot of questions and were eager to see the rest of the museum to obtain their answers.

Further in the museum were models of various missiles which were designed by the English to be used at Woomera as well as other equipment such as parachutes and masks. The centre is still actively used as a research facility with an Australian/ Japanese group designing a supersonic passenger jet.

Once we had spent about an hour here we wer on the road again. We were not actually due to stop in Port Augusta - we were planning to travel on a further 40 km to Quorn, but as Ben was feeling tired from a lot of driving lately, we pulled into the Port Augusta Big 4 Caravan Park and asked if we could bunk down there for 2 nights. Ben booked an ensuite toilet facility - our first toilet and shower without having to share! The kids were very excited!

DAY 2:
It was decided early in the morning to have a quiet day as we were all tired from travelling, so we organised to go the the movies and see Ice Age 3 - far too many story lines involved for our liking, but the kids enjoyed their popcorn and chicken chips anyway!

After the movie we had a short trip (and coffee) to the visitors centre. They also had a museum attached, but we felt a little 'over museums' so we decided to give it a miss and simply have a look around.

More games of Uno, Skipbo and Strip Jack Naked saw the day come to a close as we prepare to go to Broken Hill.