Our great southern migration

  Yes, this alphabet is a bit skewed! I lost effort during our move in and the holidays. Backtracking to "V". The map above is where we stayed in South Australia. Goolwa was very dry and sandy. Cool breezes coming up from the antarctic. One of the biggest sites of our visit was seeing the Murray River. We sped over it to enter South Australia (also getting rid of our fruits/vegs at the border- oh well).  And then walked along it in the region to the east of Goolwa. They were dredging it during our walk.  South Australia is in a different time zone - 1/2 hour earlier than New South Wales and Victoria during Daylight Savings. Mostly changed our arrival times at motels and discord video chats with the kids.  Goolwa harbor: We took a trip to see birds and the nearby harbor while over there - avoiding Adelaide following the coast a bit.  We took a slightly more northern route on our return trip. The painted silos along this path are really cool and someone(s) have ta...

Check the navigation screen - this is the Wimmerle Highway in Victoria. It is NOT a divided highway. More a game of chicken and/or careful sharing of the road. I have not looked up the official definition of highway but I will say my mental definition was not a single paved lane, at least not before now. I have gotten a bit more used to the Prince's highway - the main coast road - with its occasional roundabouts and changes in lane dividers but this was a bit beyond my expectations. It was a step up from the prior road which was similar but stayed a single paved lane. On the "highway" the road crests and curves had a lane and a half of pavement, making it easier to avoid oncoming traffic. It was fine once I got used to it; just took a bit and I needed to trust Betty (the truck) to handle one set of tires in gravel and one on pavement. This post is more of my Oz-specific signs and experiences. The "Ashes" cricket match is on now and is its own long, drawn out exp...