26.02.2023 from Coffin Bay back to Pt. Augusta

26.02.2023 from Coffin Bay back to Pt. Augusta

Reluctantly, we leave this peaceful, quiet place by the small bays of the ocean, but we have to and want to continue, and today we also have a real power ride ahead of us. It is 400 km from Coffin NP to Port Augusta, the gateway to the Outback. We are making good progress, it's Sunday and the road is just as empty as on weekdays, only today there are fewer road trains on the road.

Road trains are strong trucks that have at least 3 trailers. In the Outback, these trucks have many more trailers. In Tumby Bay, we stop again, we want to swim, but it is windy and cooler than last time, so we have the fish at the Take a Way and continue driving.

Finally, we arrive in Pt. Augusta, find the campsite we have chosen, do laundry, go swimming in the pool, hang up laundry and go shopping for the Outback.

About alcohol: it is nice after a long journey to have a beer. Pleasant to enjoy a glass of wine with a meal, funny in the evening to have a wine spritzer (for me) and a glass of wine (for Frank). Here in South Australia, in this region, many Aboriginal people live, who occasionally tend to alcoholism. The government of South Australia has decreed that every person over 21 may only buy 2 liters of wine or one bottle of spirits per day. There is no mention of beer and cider, which would probably be too expensive for most Aboriginal people anyway. In addition, people who want to purchase 2 liters of wine or one bottle of spirits must show their Australian driver's license, which is registered, or foreigners must show their passport, which is also registered.

This does not dampen our mood, the bottleshops, as the alcohol-selling stores are called here, are not allowed to disclose information about who bought how much and when, so if you want, you can buy 2 liters of wine per person in different bottleshops.

Be that as it may, back at the campsite, the laundry is dry and we have internet access. Great.

Outlook: tomorrow we will travel to the Outback. Along the Stuart Highway to Coober Pedy and Erldunda, to Ayers Rock and Alice Springs. We don't know if there will be internet access in the next few days, so please don't worry. If something happens, Bild Zeitung will report it first. See you then.