Month: November 2019

At Alpana mum had her second major “I Just Want To Be Home” moments. I don’t think they’re done with any conviction it seems to be more about a perceived lack of attention or some minor issue that has arisen. This one possibly because she hadn’t, how do you...

Unfortunately, despite my careful driving, the trip to Nuccaleena Mine staked one of the tyres on the Touareg. Fortunately it was only a slow leak as we didn’t Notice until the next afternoon when the tyre was completely flat. Good thing I Had got a separate spare that was...

We took mum on a couple of short drives out from Alpana station. The first drive was relatively straight forward. A gravel road that loops through Blinman, Glass Gorge, Parachilna Creek, Angorichina and back to Blinman. Nina and Emily where tagging along behind in the Amarok. Glass gorge is...

We moved on from Carrieton to Alpana Station which is 5kms south of Blinman in the Flinders Ranges. It is a 60,000 acre sheep station that has setup areas for people to stay at the station. This includes the Shearer’s quarters, Powered Ensuite sites, unpowered bush sites and a...

We are in Port Augusta and back connected to Internetdom, and there was much rejoicing (especially from Emily). Strictly speaking we were connected in Coober Pedy but it was too damn hot and dusty to be bothered to do anything. Normal posting will resume shortly as we move on...