The Fifth Lap

  THE FIFTH LAP Whyalla Memories Previous:   Southern Yorke Peninsula to Whyalla Photo Album:   Whyalla Memories Once leaving Moonta Bay, it was an easy drive northwards towards Port Augusta, going through Port Pirie. After topping up some fuel one of the credit card operated depots, Sandi headed south into the Eyre Peninsula.  I had passed Port Augusta a couple of times at least, but again, had never ventured south into the Eyre Peninsla. I have fond memories of  Whyalla. Whyalla Steelworks, was my first business trip traveling by air, a year after my graduation from university. It was also on a twin prop airplane, which flew in from Adelaide in 1976.  It probably was either a Fokker Friendship or one of the Australian made Nomads.   Yes, Australia had been building aircrafts, here is a bit of history of the Nomads... The Australian Made passenger aircraft, NOMAD , a very useful aircraft for country with sparse populations over a huge l...

    THE FIFTH LAP Southern Yorke Peninsula South to Whyalla (Day 16 - 18 ) Previous:   Yorke Peninsula ( Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park ) Photo Album:    Southern Yorke Peninsula to Whyalla After a magnificent day in Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, it was time to figure out the best way to explore the rest of Yorke Peninsula. There were more beautiful coastal sites to visit at the top of the "boot," north of the National Park. From there, I planned to head across to the southeastern coast to check out a few coastal towns before continuing north towards Port Augusta and the Eyre Peninsula, over the next couple of days. Gym Beach Gym Beach seemed like a good place to start since I didn't have time for the hike from Brown Beach yesterday, which would have taken four hours. Unfortunately, Gym Beach turned out to be not particularly remarkable, but there were still interesting pictures to be had with the drone. Daly Head Further along the coast, Daly H...

                         THE FIFTH LAP Pausing and Return to Sydney (The Excruciating Journey ) Previous:   Adelaide, grafitti, and beaches Photo Album:   Pausing and returning to HOME As we mapped out our journey ahead, life threw us a curveball: one of our beloved family members fell seriously ill. The decision was clear—we had to return HOME. After dropping Julia at the airport, Sandi and I hit the high roads, putting our grand adventure on hold, hopefully just for a short while. Cruising up the highway to Port Wakefield, Sandi made the unexpected detour eastward, heading towards Mildura, Victoria. Normally, this would be a two-day drive, but in a pinch, I’ve done it in 18 hours. Safety first, though! We wanted to get home swiftly, but in one piece. All was smooth sailing until we hit Gawler. That’s when Sandi decided to play the “limp mode” game, slowing down with alarming frequency and dur...