Another Home

We set off for our new home town- Mount Gambier! It was a quick journey- only spanning days. We stopped in Meningie over-night. The caravan park was lovely- bursting with vegetation and wildlife. I was a little shocked by the difference between there and Christies. I don’t think I realised how dry and empty it was up there. The area is so built up they have razed to the ground all its natural beauty- except, of course, the beach.

Some friends back in Adelaide had given us some pointers of where to go on our way to Mount Gambier, so we drove past the Coorong. Unfortunately they forgot to mention that to get there, along any stretch of its many miles, you must drive along dirt track! Brucey (as any owner of similar vehicle will understand) does not do well on dirt tracks. It is impossible to realise just how bad the vibrations and noise could be if you own a car! So after attempting a couple of miles along one track, and almost waking Beela up in the process, we turned back and carried along on the main road. (We will visit the Coorong another time I think!)

After passing through Kingston and into Robe, we stayed in another caravan Park that night. It had a swimming pool, containing so much chlorine it was eye watering. Fortunately it also had a surfing beach nearby. We enjoyed a swim and a surf there, until I was attacked by giant horse flies and gave up before they bit Beela too! They hurt!

The day after we drove onto Millicent then into Mount Gambier. And guess where our first stop was..? The Library! My new favourite indoor place.

The next few days went in a blur of organisational chores, catching up with the Big family and freezing our bums off (who knew I had finally acclimatised to the hot Adelaide weather!)