Barmara Dog Shows

The temperature is about 37 Centigrade, the shows for tomorrow has been canceled, but here we are chasing points for Tiffany. She got her 6 points for the morning, just waiting for the afternoon show for possibly another six points, then we will pack up and go home for the comfort of the air conditioned house.

The van is air conditioned, but it is noisy. Still, if you need cool, noise is tolerable.

We are on the show grounds with all the comforts of home, except that we have to share the toilets, and you would not believe the number of people that can not use a toilet!

Preparing to go again

We will be on the road again next week with a trip to Mt Gambier. Dog shows and trials being the main purpose, getting away for a few days is also part of the plan.

Barmera

No pic today, we may get one from the video later!

We are at Barmera for a few days. The dog trials went well with Clyde the Rotty getting a UD title. Tiffany had a great time playing with dogs and people and we had a chance to catch up with old friends.
Not sure how long we will stay, maybe home tomorrow, but then maybe not.

Return Home

Pics from the Sculptures on the OOdnadatta Track. The Windmill Flower and the Plane Gates.

After several days of putting up with a nagging cough, we had to come home for medication. No one got any sleep, Keith was coughing all night, Kathy and Tiffany were awake because of it, and everyone was grumpy from lack of sleep.

At last the asthma is coming under control, and we will be off to the Riverland for the dog trials soon.

Marree and Lake Eyre

We made it to Lake Eyre South. The water had evaporated, but it is still an amazing sight. Click on the pic to get a full size view.

We carried on up the track to Mound Springs, a series of springs that are on top of small mounds. Tiffany was restricted to the car, so we had to go one at a time to look at them.

On the way was a Sculpture park, with two light aircraft stuck in the ground to make an entrance. The sculptures were made out of metal, bits of old cars, anything the sculpture could get their hands on. There was a windmill made to look like a flower, a washing line, and the old Ghan watertank looked like a dog, (with eight legs). Lots to see up there, but a long way between sights.

We wantede to go to William Creek, but ran out of time.

Smile and Pay Up

Another day, another tyre. We got within sight of the caravan last night when the right rear tyre went down. It was the spare from the day before and had not even got the tatty bits worn off the tread, but it failed. We had been through the Glass Gorge to Blinman then back to Parachilna and about 70 k on the bitumen back to Leigh Creek. The tyre was not repairable as the walls were damaged. Tyre Service and Sales is a big business up here.
We stayed another day at Leigh Creek and did a trip out to Arkaroola through the Gammon Ranges. A pleasant day out, even if Tiffany had to stay in the car for most of it.
Pic shows the Aroona Dam which is the water supply for Leigh Creek.

Coal Mine

We went to see the Leigh Creek coal mines, a huge hole in the ground. Then we went to Maree just to buy a $360 tyre because we got a flat. A 10 cm rip in the wall of a tyre that had done 8000 km, and we got it on a dirt road that was as good as a bitumen road. Such is life!
Tiffany is spending most of the travelling time asleep, so when we stop she is as bright as a button and we need to run her for half an hour to get the steam out of her.