One of my enduring memories of this trip will be of us rolling along the highway between Coober Pedy and Alice Springs, the sun blazing and ACDC blaring out of the stereo with the 4 Dinter Boys singing along, and Jacqui with her hands over her ears.
We left CP much later than we’d anticipated. Jacob woke up with a high temperature during the night and we’d used Panadol to bring it back down. We couldn’t get in to see the Doctor at the hospital so Jacqui headed for the local Chemist for some advice. An ear infection was diagnosed, not the 1st time as Jacqui had an unfilled script
on hand, and with antibiotics now in stock, we headed for the Alice at about 11am. This area really is still the frontier. The Pharmacist was explaining to Jacqui that up until 2 years ago, they had to send all prescriptions to Adelaide to be filled. CP has some great sites but the Aborigines lying around the main street isn’t one of them. I’d noticed over the past couple of days that they begin the day on the Eastern side of the road to avoid the morning sun and then migrate over to the shade on the western side as the afternoon progresses and it heats up.
As we pulled into Marla for a coffee break in the early afternoon, our mobile phones picked up a signal and we had a message from Joan that Jayco had sent us a message advising of a recall on the van. Apparently on the day ours was built, someone had put the wrong wheel nuts on and we now face the possibility of a wheel falling off while driving. Great!! I had a look at the wheels and they seem fine to me. I called Jayco and they’re making arrangements to have the van checked when we get to Alice. I’m sure it will be fine but we’ll have Joan concerned and nervous until we get it checked.
We crossed into the Northern Territory late in the afternoon and set up the tripod for another Border Crossing photo. The German Backpacker couple looked at us a little strangely but we had fun.
Kulgera is not much more than a Roadhouse but it’s well equipped. It has a small caravan park out the back with powered sites and reasonable amenities. It also has a restaurant and a separate bar attached to the servo with a small supermarket. All this under one roof. The place is a goldmine with all the truckies stopping in, every motorist pulling in for fuel or refreshments, and looking around, I can see 16 vans in the caravan park. Someone’s doing well out of the place.
By the end of the day, Jake seemed much better and his temperature had stayed down so we’re pretty relaxed again. We’re planning to get away early (again), tomorrow for our 1st view of the rock and we’re expecting to stay at least 3 nights at Uluru. It will be nice to settle in somewhere for a few days.
Cheers,
Jorg
We left CP much later than we’d anticipated. Jacob woke up with a high temperature during the night and we’d used Panadol to bring it back down. We couldn’t get in to see the Doctor at the hospital so Jacqui headed for the local Chemist for some advice. An ear infection was diagnosed, not the 1st time as Jacqui had an unfilled script
on hand, and with antibiotics now in stock, we headed for the Alice at about 11am. This area really is still the frontier. The Pharmacist was explaining to Jacqui that up until 2 years ago, they had to send all prescriptions to Adelaide to be filled. CP has some great sites but the Aborigines lying around the main street isn’t one of them. I’d noticed over the past couple of days that they begin the day on the Eastern side of the road to avoid the morning sun and then migrate over to the shade on the western side as the afternoon progresses and it heats up.As we pulled into Marla for a coffee break in the early afternoon, our mobile phones picked up a signal and we had a message from Joan that Jayco had sent us a message advising of a recall on the van. Apparently on the day ours was built, someone had put the wrong wheel nuts on and we now face the possibility of a wheel falling off while driving. Great!! I had a look at the wheels and they seem fine to me. I called Jayco and they’re making arrangements to have the van checked when we get to Alice. I’m sure it will be fine but we’ll have Joan concerned and nervous until we get it checked.
We crossed into the Northern Territory late in the afternoon and set up the tripod for another Border Crossing photo. The German Backpacker couple looked at us a little strangely but we had fun.
Kulgera is not much more than a Roadhouse but it’s well equipped. It has a small caravan park out the back with powered sites and reasonable amenities. It also has a restaurant and a separate bar attached to the servo with a small supermarket. All this under one roof. The place is a goldmine with all the truckies stopping in, every motorist pulling in for fuel or refreshments, and looking around, I can see 16 vans in the caravan park. Someone’s doing well out of the place.By the end of the day, Jake seemed much better and his temperature had stayed down so we’re pretty relaxed again. We’re planning to get away early (again), tomorrow for our 1st view of the rock and we’re expecting to stay at least 3 nights at Uluru. It will be nice to settle in somewhere for a few days.
Cheers,
Jorg
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