Perth to Port Augusta

So i guess you probably haven't heard, I'M IN PORT AUGUSTA, i'll explain it day by day & what we did, where we stayed & how i managed my endless boardom

THURSDAY to FRIDAY - on the 27th of December 2007, 6:30pm, the Altmann family set off on their adventure to Port Augusta, yes i know we left late, but dad had to go pick up the jack (more on the jack later) we travelled to northam where we called in & saw my great aunty kathy, where she gave me a set of bedroom minituares (did i mention i love all things mini) & almost fell asleep, about 11pm we left aunt kath's & headed to places unknown, including kalgoorlie & norseman, of what i can remember, after driving through the night, we booked into the BP service station motel & considering i slept alot of the way from northam to norseman, i went for a swim, really glad i brought my bathers, when i was doubting whether i should when i was packing, christon & i talked a bit (yes my brother & i do actually TALK, we don't just fight you know) and then i had a shower & slept some more (boy was i tired, even though i had already slept alot) didnt have lunch, surprisingly enough & later that day, we went out to the local IGA & bought groceries & walked down the street to the cafe & ordered some chips for tea, much to my brothers & my astoundment, who was sitting out the front, but our dear old ex-aunty (long story, cant be bothered) afterwards, we talked to kate(ex-aunt) and she invited us over for a cup of tea, so we went back to the cabin & had our chips, then my mother wanted a shower at 7pm, when we were meant to be at Kate's, so we were late. once we got to Kates we spent 10 minutes choosing out of 2 houses which it was & eventually found it (norseman hasnt heard of house numbers, i feel sorry for the postman) so we went in & talked for a couple hours, i almost fell asleep again & then we left, got back to the cabin & slept.

SATURDAY - woke up at 6am-ish & packed everything up, stocked the car & left, we drove & drove & stopped & drove & stopped & drove so much, toilet seemed to beckon a fair bit on the way across & i had to, well, how do i say this, i had to "do my business" in a bush, yes i know too much information, but i dont care :P then we drove to many towns & stopped in many towns, too many too name, we got to the border & juicy fruit was $2 a packet! we got a small chips, which took 20 minutes (can they be any slower!) & continued on, then we crossed the nullabor plain, which was ssssssssssooooooooooooooo boring, now can you say boring, B-O-R-I-N-G & drove on to nundroo, where the fuel station was shut, & we didn't have enough to reach the next town, being about midnight, the lady gave us the backpackers room for $40 for the night, no, not each, there was no running water, no kettle, only a tv, table & 5 beds, oh & did i mention it was riddled with TERMITES! yes, termites, the little white ants that eat wood & are just plain gross, we slept.

SUNDAY - at 7am, when my alarm went off, i got up & there was a spider in the shower, i didnt scream, which was good & then we packed up & left, we went through so many little towns & paid $3.90 each for giant twins (dad loved them as a kid) every other place we stayed, i asked how much they were, $2.80, then $2.20, when the place we got them for $3.90 said they were the cheapest, i'll tell you now, don't get giant twins at nundroo, they're rip offs, get them closer to ceduna, so much cheaper, like in bali i heard, don't go for the first offer, go for the last, but i didnt know they were going to be cheaper down the road! it was stupid, nundroo is stupid, never stay there, warning you now, so we drove & drove & stopped & drove & stopped & slept & ate & drove, since we left minnipa, dad said, we'll have tea in kimba, we'll have tea in kimba, kimba came & kimba went, dad said we'll have maccas in Port Augusta, didn't happen, we ended up having pasta at grandmas, which i wouldve been able to have anyway, why is it, that on the trip, i've been lied to the whole way over? why? i don't know, forgive & forget i suppose, anyway, we got to grans & stayed up till 11:30-ish, talking & then went to bed.

well, anyway, that the trip, we're going to adelaide on thursday, blog soon
God Bless,
Amanda