This was the first day of a trip away with our walking group to Hiltaba Station.
We had two starts to this trip. The first time we made it to the fuel station at Gepps Cross only to find that the fuel cap would not come off!!
We had a new long range fuel tank put on recently and had not opened the cap since. Not a good way to find out there was a problem. When we were planning to be driving out of town we found ourselves turning ( fuelless and clueless) away and heading home again to resolve the issue.
At home we found that the spare key will open the cap ( with some persuasion) The key lock part seems to be the problem, but you can’t remove the key without locking the cap. Of course it is Sunday now and not able to be properly sorted by those who did the work. We decided to enjoy a relaxing cuppa and destress a little before taking our chances with the spare key.
Take two saw us leaving again at 12:12. We had hoped we might be close to Port Pirie by now. Never mind. This time the cap came off and we were able to fill up. Almost 120 litres later we were on the road again in balmy sunny weather.
We enjoyed our lunch by the boat ramp at Port Wakefield, watching the fishermen returning with squid and whiting before continuing on our way. Lots of roadworks in progress here at the moment.
We admired the new Nessie as we came through Lochiel and suffered the km after km of roadworks. Finally we arrived at Port Pirie just after 4 pm.
Seen today:
- A very flat fox
- Lots and lots of roadworks
- Fishing and boat ramp at Port Wakefield.
Luvapuzzle 