Mackenzie: Today we left Woomera. We looked around again first and then went to Port Augusta and got Barnacle Bills, it was yum, I got a frozen drink from Maccas and a Paul Frank Monkey Toy. We set up and played for a while and had pie for dinner.
Do I start with my love for Barnacle Bills? No ok I will start at Woomera. We weren't in a hurry to get out of bed as its been so cold at nights, Dan switched the heater on about 2am, I was freezing too which doesn't happen very often. We packed up and went into town as we hadn't realised there was more on display in the information centre so we spent some time there before leaving. There was also a Westpac bank and bowling alley in the info centre too, it was so good. We headed to the infamous Spuds Roadhouse, well most truckies know of this stop, been there for a long time and was the change over hook up point for truck drivers. Dan got some photos and we were off again. 50kms out of Port Augusta Dan says " can you smell that?" after nearly 4 months in a van with 2 blokes its not a question you like to hear, I said no I'm ignoring you, poor bugger was actually trying to have a little Barnacle Bill joke and was seeing if I could smell the take away already. We got to Port Augusta at exactly 12.00 so lunch was a goer, yes I know I had banned take away and broke it for pizza at the drive in already, but this is my favourite and no way was I going past. We ordered and sat in the car on the highway roadside like desperados but loved it, there was enough chips to feed a few families so I put them in the fridge and we can add them to tea. Yep I'm tight! And sorry Barnacle Bills your chips aren't that great but your crumbed prawns and fishettes are to die for. We set off again and I watched a movie in the car, The Impossible, try watch that without crying. We do school work in the car and it works really well, then its just the kids diaries at night and apart from Dan pointing out sights along the way I have a very captive audience, not by choice of course. There is still moans everyday when I ask them to grab their books. We got to Peterborough, we have been through here a few times but not stayed so it is good to finally stay as its a lovely town, trains, trains and more trains. They have an amazing train museum and the Indian Pacific goes through a few times a week. We set up at the park and found that the toilet block is one of the best we have had, yeah I know yuck thing to write about but when at some places you have to straddle the toilet to close the door, your knees hit the door, or you can barely move in the shower, or my worst is the breeze blows the shower curtain onto you-yuck or the facilities aren't really suitable for human use it makes a nice change to have clean, big and well thought out facilities. There is a great camp kitchen too with free BBQ and the best herb garden for everyone's use, a small mini golf and the pool is being renovated and looks amazing already and there is a gate through to the biggest play park we've seen in a while. We stopped at the supermarket and a local crossed the road to talk to Dan, seeing the van on the back he suggested great local spots and some on the way to Broken Hill, people are so kind and having a van on people know you are in holiday mode. There is also the etiquette between fellow caravaners on the road. There is the customary wave as you drive past another person towing, this can be a full wave or just the raised hand or finger from the wheel. In a day of passing 100s of vans you may get 1 or 2 who don't wave or you will get a few who are very enthusiastic and wave like a crazy kid or both driver and passenger wave. I don't do the wave unless thanking someone when overtaking but Dan is the couple of fingers off the wheel waver and never misses, even for busses and trucks. Its a pretty special club to be in this towing a van & waving club!
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