At last we had stable weather today for our 273km run from Woomera to Port Pirie. Driving was pleasant with the sun behind us, the temperature hovering in the 18-20 degrees range and little wind.
There was not a lot new to us as we retraced our steps back to Port Augusta. Thereafter we were in new territory. The Southern Flinders Ranges were on our LHS as we drove through the slender coastal strip between the ranges and Spencer Gulf. Wheat fields appeared in the coastal strip, with evidence of the harvest having been completed in some places.
There were precious few places to visit south of Port Augusta but we stopped at Port Germein, an historically important wheat town. The town claims its jetty to be the longest wooden jetty in Australia, at 1676 metres long.
There was not a lot happening in Port Germein but from the end of the jetty, we could see Port Pirie, 25km away across the water and Point Lowly and Port Bonython on the other side of Spencer Gulf, which we visited several days ago. Much to our surprise we saw two horses being given a workout on the sand flats at low tide. Much to our surprise too, we made it back from the end of jetty after our 3.3km walk.
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| 281014 The lighthouse at the end of the jetty at Port Germein |
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| 281014 Two different sorts of horsepower on the beach at Port Germein |
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| 281014 Training two trotters at Port Germein |
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| 281014 The jetty at Port Germein looking out into Spencer Gulf |
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| 281014 40m of the longest timber jetty in Australia lost to the elements but not the birds |
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| 281014 Port Pirie smelter, 25km away from the end of the Port Germein jetty |
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| 281014 Looking back to Port Germein with the Flinders Ranges in the background |
We are just over 200km from Adelaide so, not surprisingly, we noticed an increase in traffic density and in population density too.
Tomorrow we will get to know Port Pirie a little better.
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