Day 206

Date:- 6 October 2010
Distance:- 83.57 Km
Distance to Date:- 12282 Km
Start:- Port Wakefield Caravan Park
Finish:- Gawler Caravan Park
Comment:- I was in bed by 8.30 pm last night. Had a good sleep. I was a bit lazy this morning and didn’t get up till 7 am. Had breakfast, packed up and on the road by8.30 am.

I have decided to head down the A1 (Princes Highway) to Two Wells then turn off to Gawler.

About 2 km out of Port Wakefield the highway changed to a 4 lane highway all the way to Adelaide. I had a 2 metre wide Breakdown lane for most of my trip to Two Wells

A little cloud around early on and a light North westerly breeze which increased as the day progressed and scattered showers were forecast for latter in the day.

Stopped at the small town of Dublin about 36 km out for a cup of tea and a bowl of chips and gravy. Very nice. Back on the road and it wasn’t long before I arrived at Two Wells. Had another cuppa there before I set sail for Gawler.

The wind up to this stage was blowing right to left across the road. When I turned to go to Gawler It was on my right back and you could feel it pushing me along.

Had a tremendous run into Gawler arriving about 1.45 pm. Walked up the main street. Into OPSM to have the arms on my glasses tightened, then found the Information Office and got a bit of local advice on heading south. The caravan park wasn’t far from the Info place and camp was soon established.

I then went to the supermarket to get a couple of things for tea and the next couple of days. Back to camp to do my diary, cook tea and then to bed.

My right knee wasn’t too bad today. Just a slight tinge. I must have jarred it or something. I expect it will be back to normal after another nights rest.

Tomorrow I will head south towards Strathalbyn, stopping somewhere in between tomorrow night.