Sep 9, 2011 - Peterborough

Episode 8 of 9 – Yeppoon to Adelaide Broken Hill to Peterborough Peterborough is 2755kms from Dunsborough. Another 284kms of the most boring outback country driving. It only changed slightly when about 30kms from Peterborough, when we struck what looks like very fertile farming land, with grain crops being grown in abundance. The terrain also changed slightly with the odd hill more in evidence. We did encounter very strong head winds almost all the way and as a result had to refuel along the way at a little place called Yunta. At that stage...

Jul 26, 2011 - Peterborough

Got to the old town of Peterborough which is famous for its Steam Train Museum, walked around and found they had a 2 year old motorcycle museum which I found very interesting and recommend it to anyone passing through (off the main street, not an obvious location)

Jul 9, 2011 - Broken Hill to Peterborough

We arrived in Peterborough in the early afternoon and are staying at the Peterborough Caravan Park. The caravan park overall is a lot better than Broken Hill - I would give it a rating of 3 stars. Jim was pretty excited when tuning into the TV network as he managed to get around 17 digital channels but the gotcha was ABC 1, 2, 3 etc and then SBS 1, 2, 3 etc then JAZZ radio and other useless stuff so at the end of the day all we had was the ABC and SBS. In front of the Information Centre sits the statue of “Bob the Railway Dog”. Apparently...

Jul 8, 2011 - Peterborough

Peterborough, home of “Bob the Railway Dog”…… Nice cool drive today from the “Hill” of around 288.63 km to the Peterborough CP. Quite a nice park but don’t come here if you want to watch TV as reception is tricky, to say the least. Off to see the “Sound and Light Show” this evening reputedly South Australia’s first, best and only…. Gracie had her picture taken with Bob then went to the local Dog Park and sort of played with another dog but he just wanted to round her up and she soon tired of that so we retreated to the warmth of the van…....

Jul 8, 2011 - Peterborough at liesure

Peterborough at leisure…. First off I must say I was disappointed in the sound and light show at Steamtown last night. Don’t get me wrong it was well done but I expected more “steam” I guess but maybe I’m judging it to harshly and comparing the show to the one at Sovereign Hill which was put together with a big budget, this was done by volunteers and I spose one has to take that into consideration. Secondly they have a triple gauge turntable there and claim it’s the only one in the world BUT after due consideration of the facts (the primary...

Nov 8, 2009 - Peterborough

We left early the next day to avoid the heat and drove through Port Augusta where we had begun our journey up the centre, back in July. So we had completed the circle and now felt the urge to get home. Port Augusta temperatures were forecast to be 40 degrees that day, so we hurried on. On the outskirts of the town we passed by the small but very attractive Mt. Remarkable National Park. The road passes through a series of hills and then on to the pleasant little country towns of Wilmington, Orroroo and Peterborough.

Aug 5, 2009 - Burra, Peterborough Days 23-24

After leaving Gawler late in the afternoon, we headed north for the Flinders ranges and found a little Roadside camp outside Burra. It was another cold night but the little gas heater kept us warm enough. In the morning we made a bush campfire and toasted bread for breakky, and built a tee-pee out of old sticks and bark. The kids had a ball bush camping and we even stayed to do some school amoungst the pine forest. Long multiplication amoung the conifers is a new one on me. Despite the smell, we again bush camped outside Peterborough and...

May 10, 2009 - Peterborough, SA

This morning we travelled from Broken Hill through the towns of Cockburn at the border of NSW/SA, Olary, Mannahill, until we reached Yunta for a late lunch. The landscape changed a lot over the day. The first couple of hours there was no trees, and very red dirt, and hardly any animals. Not even hills, very flat land. Once we had lunch and passed Yunta then we started to see hills again, sheep, bushes and some trees, and lots of signs about floodways and dips in the road where it is has been made for the floodway. The day has been 19...