AUSTRALIA BIG RIGHTHAND TURN
DAY ONE OF ROAD TRIP AUSTRALIA
MAY 23 Tuesday morning
Solo road trip to South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory and return to Victoria.
Approximately seven to eight weeks in duration.
Driving a Ford Falcon XR6 from the Wimmera in Victoria to South Australia. First night was an overnight stay in Adelaide.
CURRENT ADELAIDE FIVE DAY FORECAST
DRIVE ADELAIDE - KIMBA - CEDUNA
Driving from Victoria, drive out of the Adelaide Hills onto Portrush Road, Adelaide South Australia. There is motel accommodation on Portrush Road. This is a very busy main road. Alternatively, visit the Adelaide beachside suburb of Glenelg. Driving from Victoria before driving onto Portrush Road, turn left onto Cross Road and join ANZAC Highway and then follow all the way. Very popular area. Local shops, restaurants and hotels. The only tram service in Adelaide runs along Jetty Road from Moseley Square, GleneIg.
To bypass Adelaide city, drive west along Portrush Road towards Kimba 463km and onto Ceduna.
Day two, Adelaide to Ceduna via Kimba 775km.
Kimba
Kimba is a service town on the Eyre Highway at the top of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.
Kimba has a population of a little over six hundred.
Ceduna
A town on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula South Australia. 800 km from Adelaide. Ceduna is derived from the aboriginal word Chedoona. Said to mean, 'a place to sit down and rest'. Ceduna is the last major town before crossing the Nullarbor Plain. Accommodation was found in the Ceduna Foreshore Motel. Offering reasonable rates and facing the beachfront. The foreshore lined with tall mature pine trees. A great spot for eating fish & chips. The local hotel is nearby, just one hundred metres away. ID is required for takeaway liquor at their bottleshop. Even for older senior adults. Myself walking to the bottleshop to purchase two cans of alcohol and being asked for ID. I said you must be joking. No, I was told to produce ID proof of age. I had to return to the motel and car to gather my ID and return on foot again. I had just driven 800 km and just wanted a rest with a cool drink.
A huge dust storm enveloped the area when I approached the town. The next day was clear and calm.
Stayed only one night in Ceduna.
Traveldriven
ENTER CLICK/TAP
GLENELG JETTY &
THE OLD SUNKEN JETTY FURTHER OUT
GLENELG AND THE GRAND HOTEL ON RIGHT
KIMBA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
KIMBA ROADSIDE TRACTOR DISPLAY
BIG BIRD THING
WUDINNA FARMING STATUE
103 KM WEST OF KIMBA
