We stayed overnight at the glidng club clubhouse at Lochiel. Here Allan prepares to make use of the 'honeymoon suite'.
Fiona cowers under the covers to avoid her photo being taken.
Anna and Allan getting ready for bed. The clubhouse extensions are in the background.
We're on the road the next day, on the way to Port Augusta. Janet's 4WD is ticking over nicely.
A typical view of the red earth and small trees of outback Australia. Later on the trees will give way to stumpy bushes.
All the lakes in South Australia are salt. Here is one viewed from the side of the highway. It is called 'Island Lagoon' and the island is 'Pointed Island'.
Woomera is full of military displays of the rocket research conducted in the 50's and 60's. 'Woomera' is an aboriginal word meaning a spear-throwing implement.
View of the pleasant shopping area outside the hastily renamed 'Eclipse Café'.
There were plenty of tourists around taking pictures of everything.
Anna and Fiona eat lunch at the 'Eclipse Café'.
More military hardware at Woomera.
A selection of rockets tested at the Woomera Rocket Range.
And we're back on the road after lunch. Fiona in the foreground.
Arrival on the shores of Lake Everard. Kim picked out the spot the day before and vectored us in using the CB and the GPS.
Shining brightly, and not cloud in the sky.
This is the view to the west over the lake where the eclipse will take place.
Anna begins unpacking the 4WD.
Allan and Anna showing the 4WD packed to the gills.
The wind was blowing 15 - 20 knots. Very unexpected. So we camped in the lee of some trees.
Fiona decided she didn't want to camp out and slept in the bach seat of the car. Here she gets some late afternoon rest.
We tuck in to an early dinner of pasta and pesto, with a nice red. Visible are Anna, Allan and Peter. Fiona can be seen in the tent.
This time I've decided to look at the camera.
Father and son. 'Pin' Needham and Kim Needham picked a perfect site to view the eclipse, with a nice view over the lake.
Allan and Anna ham it up!
Yes, it's the big bright ball in the sky; you can't miss it. P.S. I guess the eclipse sunglasses worked otherwise we'd all be blind by now.
Fiona assiduously avoided the camera the entire trip, but those glasses are so dark you wouldn't be able to see a cameraman lurking around.
An inspiring shot of a couple facing the future together.
Pin Needham sets up the suite of video and still cameras. There is also a pinhole camera projecting onto a screen.
