Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Day Two - Mildura


Today we drove across the Hay plains.  In heat that was unspeakable.  


What can I say then about it other than this:


The temperature recorded on the car thermometer!  At 6pm!



They make the days hot round here, and the ground flat.  And the soil went from red to gold, to desert sand.



It is strange to already be so far from where I woke up this morning.  But Mildura is beautiful.  The people are country, and lovely.

The food is divine.  And the cottage we are staying in I think I may never want to leave!  But the road is only a few hours away for us, so now I must sleep.

Tomorrow we cross the border into South Australia, where I was born...

Shell xx

3 comments:

  1. Here's the Seekers version of Bound for South Australia - no mention of Miss Nancy Blair!

    In South Australia I was born,
    Heave away, haul away,
    In South Australia, round Cape Horn,
    Bound for South Australia.

    Chorus:
    Heave away you rolling kings,
    Heave away, haul away,
    Heave away, oh hear me sing,
    Bound for South Australia.

    When I sailed across the sea,
    Heave away, haul away,
    My girl said she'd be true to me,
    Bound for South Australia.

    Chorus

    When we lolloped round Cape Horn,
    Heave away, haul away,
    You'd wish to God you'd never been born
    Bound for South Australia.

    Chorus

    Wish I was on Australia's Strand,
    Heave away, haul away,
    With a glass of whisky in my hand,
    Bound for South Australia.

    Chorus

    In South Australia I was born,
    Heave away, haul away,
    In South Australia, round Cape Horn,
    Bound for South Australia.

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  2. What a wonderful adventure! I love that you can still post from the car. I remember doing a big trip through NSW into Mildura and then across SA and it was so much fun. Can't wait to hear more!

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  3. How hot is it outside!! You all seem to be having such a wonderful time. :)

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