We were the last van to leave Jamestown caravan park, but were not in a hurry. I topped up the tank for the diesel heater, and put 10 litres into our jerry can. This old truck was on display in the service station.
Our next stop was the Jamestown car wash that has a truck bay so we could drive through with the Bushtracker. We just focussed on removing the dust from yesterday’s drive through roadworks.
Soon after we drove onto RM Williams Way, we found ourselves behind an oversize truck. Oncoming vehicles had to stop on the verge to allow the wide truck to pass. There was a pilot vehicle ahead, but no following safety vehicle. We could not overtake, so I dropped back to avoid the inevitable dust. We stopped for a break at a roadside picnic table to allow the truck to get ahead. We could see a wind farm in the distance to the west, and paddocks to the east waiting for rain before they can be sown with wheat.
After we resumed our drive towards Orroroo, we heard over the CB radio that the oversize truck had just passed through the town. We stopped for a takeaway lunch from Two Farmers Daughters, a cafe and fresh produce store that opened late 2022. Our pulled pork bun was made fresh in the kitchen. As I waited outside with Bluey, one of our Roadie friends pulled up and stopped for a chat.
Orroroo has a wide centre median strip with lots of lovely green grass. Bluey was very happy to walk on the grass rather than in dust and dirt.
We moved on to Walloway, a small farm 10 minutes north of Orroroo. Our friends who live here are hosting a concert tonight on their property for up to 100 people. This is one of the SHE concerts featuring Beccy Cole, Felicity Urquhart and Lyn Bowtell, however Felicity is unwell, so Amber Joy Poulton is filling in for her.
The property has a house and sheds, but a new house is being built. When this 800mm concrete slab was poured, the concrete works at Whyalla and Port Pirie devoted all their trucks to delivering the concrete to complete the pour in one day.
There was no way we could keep the critters out of the dust, other than to walk then on the faux grass under the marquee. When Beccy arrived with Patsy, she and Bluey had a good run, but he doesn’t like her barking at him.
While sound checks were being done for the show, we watched a great all-around sunset.
The show was terrific. Each of the singers has a wonderful voice with different characteristics, and they are funny, sparking off each other. There were also tears as Beccy dedicated her song Poster Girl to our friend Chris Riley.
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