Where Have You Been In Your Van Today?
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I do realize that you are doing it tough with many restrictions. I am often in two minds whether to post.
We are having outbreaks of covid around Australia causing border and travel restrictions which seem to flare up all the time so we get out while we can.
Hopefully mass vaccination will help make the world normal again.
We are having outbreaks of covid around Australia causing border and travel restrictions which seem to flare up all the time so we get out while we can.
Hopefully mass vaccination will help make the world normal again.
Defo keep posting man! It's inspiring and motivating!
No, please post! And enjoy our faux-resentment....we are only a little bit jealous!!!
Out doing a bit of snowploughing?
Ace photos Mick. Where’s this. Do I take it that you’re in SA there?
That's amazing! Would love one!
Where have I been today...? To collect the van after having my ABT front splitter repaired and bonded back on yet again. 
Slow down for those pesky speed bumps @Insert CoinWhere have I been today...? To collect the van after having my ABT front splitter repaired and bonded back on yet again.
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My wife replied to me, what looks amazing “That massive spider”.
We got married in Oz and never saw one of those beasts.
Hi @Cherokee, yes we are still in SA. We went across to the Yorke Peninsula and drove down to the bottom and stayed at Pondalowie Bay. This is a national park so you have to prebook your campsite online. $13.50AUD (£7.80) per night. As its summer and school holidays it can get quite busy. Campsites are pretty basic, just a numbered clearing in the scrub and a few shared drop toilets.
It's a beautiful unspoiled coastline facing south towards Antarctica, luckily thousands of kms away so water is warm enough for swimming.
It's a good surfing area too with plenty of breaks.
Many a sailing ship came to grief in these waters as there is islands and reefs offshore everywhere, you can see the surf breaking far out to sea on underwater rocks.
Quite a few lighthouses around here for obvious reasons.
My van was self contained with food and drink (very important to observe happy hour) with solar to keep battery (fridge ) running so we cooked all our meals onsite as no shops in immediate vacinity.
The spider is a " huntsman spider " which is actually fairly harmless to most people . Some freak out because they are big and hairy and fast but nothing really to worry about.
We have them around our house and when I hear my wife scream these are often the cause. They eat the flies and bugs so are good to have around.
She doesn't worry about the small dangerous ones only these big harmless ones.
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The ones that live in the toilet called Red backs???
My missus screams if I leave a floater living in the toilet!
Thanks for this @AussieMick, we’ve been to SA a few times. Christmas 2019 we were staying in Glenelg. Spent some time
at Rapid Bay & around Second Valley. We’re aiming to head to Yorke’s on next visit, which hopefully will be sooner rather than later. Our youngest daughter lives just by Marino in Adelaide, & my brother has recently moved from Largs to Heathfield up in the hills. My brother also recently converted a Merc Sprinter for camping, and theyre self sufficient with that. Got charging for their electric bikes as well. Really missing not coming over at the mo. But then there’s more important things to stress about at present. Good to hear that the virus is pretty well controlled with you guys. We get regular updates from SA. Enjoy your Yorke’s trip my friend.
Yes but find most of them outside under pot plants and dark places in sheds.
Toilets used to be little outhouses up the backyard (dunnies in oz) so thats why they were found there.
