We’re running a little early, although had to sacrifice a few itinerary items because of a tyre blowout before 9am, lol
Massive pothole somewhere in the Moyne LGA. Didn’t see it. 100km/h. Wheel absolutely fucked. I mean absolutely fucked, the rim has a massive dent in it, so it’s not just the wheel. No Bueno. We’ve stopped at about 5 places now, nobody has the rim we need. Currently pissing people off doing 80 down a major road towards Naracoorte (stupid space saving efficiency 80km/h restricted tyre thing). Oh well. Not much choice but to hope Naracoorte or Bordertown are able to help us, or leave it til tomorrow after we get to Adelaide
Stopped at a station called Kalangadoo. Fucking beautifully preserved. A bloke there has invested some major time and money into keeping it preserved (there’s an ABC article about him and the station, will send pics tomorrow when I have better service). He gave us a 2 hour tour and showed us soooooo much cool stuff. When I get back home, I’m going to post him a couple of the Vic things I’ve collected and some photos from our side of the country in case he’s interested (he did have some Vic stuff, mostly the more fascinating things, so I don’t think he’d mind, even if it’s not from his neck of the woods). Ripper of a bloke
Isn’t it lovely when you meet someone truly positive! There’s something about trains and train stations - it seems to bring out the best in people. Naracoorte has wunnderful caves - full to busting with fossils of thylacaleos and diprotodons and other cool stuff. If your itinerary permits, a visit to the caves is a MUST! Or a second visit just to do that …
EDIT: forgot to mention the mihirungs. Which are awesome. @AlamutJones’s Chook would be jealous.
Unfortunately we didn’t have time to stop in at Naracoorte, we’re already kinda pushing our time a bit, and we come back a different way. But thanks for the recco, I’ll keep it in the back of my mind until I’m out this way again!
Mihirungs are walloping great mega duck like birds. Like really really big. Extinct, which is a pity. Sometimes called thunder birds or demon ducks. Up to 3 metres tall with ginormous beaks.
the caves are awesome , I had a look online and the parks have really improved the experience , looks so cool now, when I went it was basically go in the cave and a guide would give a talk
Oh yeah I should’ve added, V grateful for not losing control. It was a fucked pothole on a bit of a curve. The tyre rim absorbing so much of the impact also means I didn’t end up with a concussion
G’day from Penola, peeps
We’re running a little early, although had to sacrifice a few itinerary items because of a tyre blowout before 9am, lol
Massive pothole somewhere in the Moyne LGA. Didn’t see it. 100km/h. Wheel absolutely fucked. I mean absolutely fucked, the rim has a massive dent in it, so it’s not just the wheel. No Bueno. We’ve stopped at about 5 places now, nobody has the rim we need. Currently pissing people off doing 80 down a major road towards Naracoorte (stupid space saving efficiency 80km/h restricted tyre thing). Oh well. Not much choice but to hope Naracoorte or Bordertown are able to help us, or leave it til tomorrow after we get to Adelaide
Stopped at a station called Kalangadoo. Fucking beautifully preserved. A bloke there has invested some major time and money into keeping it preserved (there’s an ABC article about him and the station, will send pics tomorrow when I have better service). He gave us a 2 hour tour and showed us soooooo much cool stuff. When I get back home, I’m going to post him a couple of the Vic things I’ve collected and some photos from our side of the country in case he’s interested (he did have some Vic stuff, mostly the more fascinating things, so I don’t think he’d mind, even if it’s not from his neck of the woods). Ripper of a bloke
Isn’t it lovely when you meet someone truly positive! There’s something about trains and train stations - it seems to bring out the best in people. Naracoorte has wunnderful caves - full to busting with fossils of thylacaleos and diprotodons and other cool stuff. If your itinerary permits, a visit to the caves is a MUST! Or a second visit just to do that …
EDIT: forgot to mention the mihirungs. Which are awesome. @AlamutJones’s Chook would be jealous.
Unfortunately we didn’t have time to stop in at Naracoorte, we’re already kinda pushing our time a bit, and we come back a different way. But thanks for the recco, I’ll keep it in the back of my mind until I’m out this way again!
Btw what are mihirungs? A bug?
Mihirungs are walloping great mega duck like birds. Like really really big. Extinct, which is a pity. Sometimes called thunder birds or demon ducks. Up to 3 metres tall with ginormous beaks.
the caves are awesome , I had a look online and the parks have really improved the experience , looks so cool now, when I went it was basically go in the cave and a guide would give a talk
i took young miss seagoon many years ago
One of my all time favorite experiences. Loved it.
cool 🙂 the southwest/and South Australia is a lovely place to visit
I’m just glad you are ok and you aren’t seriously injured!
Oh yeah I should’ve added, V grateful for not losing control. It was a fucked pothole on a bit of a curve. The tyre rim absorbing so much of the impact also means I didn’t end up with a concussion