Port Augusta

Moved up to the head of Spencer gulf at Port Augusta on on Friday and headed straight for the sporting club at the edge of town where Barry and Jill whom we had first met at Port Macquarie had been camped for a week on their way to Darwin
It's a good setup where the club controls the ground for self-contained vehicles at nominal rental.
There are a lot of vehicles coming and going every day.
Port Augusta is a junction of north,south,east and west. The traffic to Darwin and Perth must all pass through.
Everyone had dinner in the club Friday night. Huge meals really cheap.
Great weather for the first few days but it closed in on Saturday evening and began to rain with the wind  gusting heavily.
The take-up rate in this campground is huge. Every night it is packed to capacity and once it got to the stage where 4 motorhomes were in the carpark and another 3 on the broad verge outside the fence.
Had a great time with Barry and Jill so were sad when they moved on after a week heading north..

Barry and Jill

Much of our time here was spent working on the bus with little jobs.

Had met a couple at the Port Macquarie Rally who were selling led lamps and when they turned up here we bought some and fitted them.They were really needed in the engine bay.
A couple named Ian and Susan camped next to us. We shared a barbq and card games with them which was totally enjoyable. This ground has a great spirit with a level of friendliness not always experienced in other places.