We were a bit late leaving Adelaide today due to a series of events probably within our control.

First of all we had to wait for the tent to dry as the rain had rudely arrived after 80 days of drought.

Then we did shopping.

Then we had noodles for lunch.

Then we went to Kathmandu to get wind up radio

Then I lost handbag

Then we found handbag still at noodle bar.

That wind up radio actually saved us a lot of money, as I might not have realised until we got to Port Augusta that it was missing. Lucky the shops were shut on the weekend.

We have made it as far as Port Augusta for the night. We were warned not to come here, as drunken native Australians are likely to mug us for our beer. But we really had no choice. The caravan park is surrounded by barbed wire. We’ll be sleeping in Dory tonight with the doors locked.

Then