AUSTRALIA BIG RIGHTHAND TURN
- Traveldriven
- Jun 2, 2020
- 3 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
DAY ONE OF ROAD TRIP AUSTRALIA
MAY 23 Tuesday morning
Solo road trip to South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory and return to Victoria.
Approximately seven to eight weeks in duration.
Driving a Ford Falcon four door XR6 from the Wimmera in Victoria to South Australia. First night was an overnight stay in Adelaide.
CURRENT ADELAIDE FIVE DAY FORECAST
DRIVE ADELAIDE - KIMBA - CEDUNA
Driving from Victoria, drive out of the Adelaide Hills onto Portrush Road, Adelaide South Australia. There are motel accommodations on Portrush Road. This is a very busy main road. Alternatively, visit the Adelaide beachside suburb of Glenelg. Driving from Victoria before driving onto Portrush Road, turn left onto Cross Road and join ANZAC Highway and then follow all the way. Very popular area. Local shops, restaurants and hotels. The only tram service in Adelaide runs along Jetty Road from Moseley Square, GleneIg.
To bypass Adelaide city, drive west along Portrush Road towards Kimba 463km and onto Ceduna.
Day two, Drove Adelaide to Ceduna via Kimba and the city of Port Agusta. A distance of 775km. A huge dust storm enveloped the Ceduna area when I approached the town. The next day was clear and calm.
Stayed only one night in Ceduna.
Port Agusta
The city, located on the edge of the Outback, has a population exceeding thirteen thousand. Port Augusta is situated along the shores of Spencer Gulf. It serves as a starting point for journeys to Central Australia and the Outback when travelling north. To the west looms the Nullarbor Outback. Many regard Port Agusta as the last stop before travelling through remote very small highway towns and roadhouse stops. The city is thought as having a hot desert climate. To the west lie Kimba and Ceduna.
Kimba
Kimba is a service town on the Eyre Highway at the top of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The small town is between Port Agusta and Ceduna.
Kimba has a population of a little over six hundred.
Ceduna Last Town on the Edge of Civilisation
A town on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula South Australia. 800 km from Adelaide. Ceduna is derived from the aboriginal word Chedoona. Said to mean, 'a place to sit down and rest'. Ceduna is the last town of about two thousand residents before crossing the Nullarbor Plain. Accommodation was found in the Ceduna Foreshore Motel. Offering reasonable rates and facing the beachfront. The foreshore lined with tall mature pine trees and green grass. A great spot for eating fish & chips on a beachside table and seat under the pines. The ocean sparkling in bright sunshine and seagulls milling about for a tasty chip. Thought I would treat myself to a room, a proper bed and full meal before venturing into the Outback with a sedan and tent. Not knowing what services will be available after leaving Ceduna.
Hotel Takeaway
From the Foreshore Motel accommodation, the local hotel is just one hundred metres away. ID is required for takeaway liquor at their bottleshop. Even for older senior adults. Me walking into the bottleshop to purchase two cans of alcohol and being asked for ID. I said you must be joking. No, I was told to produce ID proof of age. The request is really to ascertain if prior purchases of alcohol were made on that day. If so, a total daily limit is enforced on all customers and service may be refused. This includes multi venues included in a purchase on the day. It's a State government legal requirement not only enforced in rural South Australia but rural Western Australia and the Northern Territory as well. It's a measure to curb alcohol related crime and or abuse. Fair enough, I had to return to the motel and car to gather my ID and return on foot again. I had just driven 800 km and just wanted a rest with a cool drink.
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ENTER CLICK/TAP
GLENELG JETTY &
THE OLD SUNKEN JETTY FURTHER OUT
GLENELG AND THE GRAND HOTEL ON RIGHT
KIMBA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
KIMBA ROADSIDE TRACTOR DISPLAY
BIG BIRD THING
WUDINNA FARMING STATUE
103 KM WEST OF KIMBA
IT'S A VERY LONG WAY
AROUND AUSTRALIA
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