Sunday, 21st November 2021. (Version 2)
Bleak out the window again. We are off to Maitland for our final covid test because it is the closest.
This, the last one, is required to be done day 13 after entering the state. However because there was no testing at the border, we could only be tested for the first one on day three at Port Augusta and Day 7 instead of day 5 again at PortAugusta. We went away and came back.
So this last one is meant to be on the thirteenth day in the state but it is infact the fifteenth. Does that make sense? Pain in the neck. If we had left Alice Springs one day earlier, we would have avoided all this.
It was 1 hour and 15 minutes to Maitland. As usual the GPS led us down the wrong direction in town, but it was easily spotted at the front, drop off drive through at the hospital. So a stick in the throat and up the nose again and we are clear.
There will be a BBQ tonight so we visit the Foodland before we leave. This trolley ladder would be pretty good for cleaning the van, but would not stack well though.
I am sick of seeing signs to tell us the toilets don’t work. Either fix them or install new ones. What’s wrong with people.
They also had a boozerama, so got some vitals.
Maitland is a nice little town. Two pubs and a Foodland AND a hospital.
N.B. Located at the centre of Yorke Peninsula, Maitland is the main service and shopping town for this productive agricultural area.
It’s come around again. 169,000km. Country driving runs the kilometers up. We got it at I think around 120,000km so we have done roughly 49,000km February 2019. Mind you a lot of non driving time. In Europe for two months and in self isolation for six weeks and a few lock downs, so not constant driving.
Back from Maitland to Ardrossan sweeping views and the gulf coming towards us.
N.B. Ardrossan is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coast of the Yorke Peninsula, about 150 kilometres by road from the Adelaide city centre. It is notable for its deepwater shipping port and its towering coastal cliffs of red clay. Wikipedia
Also has huge grain silo’s.
Picturesque.
I think this is Coobowie about 5km from Edithburgh. The residents of the house facing the main road have a sense of humour. They change the dummies from time to time. I haven’t seen this lot before.
N.B. Coobowie The beach is ideal for swimming and fishing, as well as long walks. Take a walk or cycle along the coastal trail between Coobowie and Edithburgh. … The bird hide has been built by the Coobowie Progress Association, and offers views of birds feeding on the low water line in the Estuary.
We get back about 12.45pm with a roast chook from Foodland for lunch.
Spot this guy. Apparently mum and dad live around the place there.
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Lunch and Kay is off for meetings. (On Sunday?)
Now some real excitement. Anne cuts my hair. I have my own clippers. It’s a bit windy but we manage to retain most of it and stash in a plastic bag. There is no end to the excitement of country living. (In fact Country living is nice)
At 2.49pm I receive an sms phone message SA Health ‘… as records show that you have not had your 13th day test’. Check again brain drain. We did it nearly 5 hours ago.
The guests arrive and the greet drinks flow. The BBQ comes sooner rather than later and there is an abundance. We all over-ate and …. did the wrong think? I beg your pardon! I googled ‘abundance’ and got some interesting facts. This one suits me perfectly. A quote, believe it or not, from the bible.
Ecclesiastes 9:7 says, “So go eat your food and enjoy it; drink your wine and be happy, because that is what God wants you to do.” God wants us to enjoy food, good tasting food without guilt. … Therefore enjoying food, fun food, dense food, all food does not constitute overeating, nor is it a sin.
There ya go! GOD wants us to over-indulge and it’s NOT a sin but a good thing!
The night goes on but unlike younger days, it does not evolve into a swim through. The crowd thins. There was only seven of us so two couples leaving thinned the crown down to the three of us residents. A good night.
We adjourn to the comfort of our house on wheels. A little TV bed …
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