Pets in the Port

There are only two caravan parks in Port Augusta and naturally we chose the one with water views. We thought it would be nice to sit out and admire the view. It’s a pet friendly park which is not unusual these days. There are many people travelling with dogs, both big and small.  ( A couple we met in Coober Pedy were heading up to a dog show in Alice.)

Our lovely site!

Our site is probably the worst site we have had all trip even though the proprietor told Pete when he booked in that it was a nice shady site. There is not a skerrick of grass and we overlook a couple of permanent looking rather derelict looking caravans. Nothing unusual about that. Except that, the air conditioning goes all day in both vans. The door is only opened when someone goes in or out. The windows are all blocked out. Rarely does anyone go in or out.

The van on the left has the snake, the
one on the right has cats!

In one lives a man and a boy and a large snake. Yes- a snake which the man had draped around his neck this morning giving it some sun.  Later in the morning he was seen draining some liquid through a tube out of the door of the caravan and into a bucket. He took that back inside and repeated the process. What the! In the other lives another man and his cats. This afternoon they were let out to eat. About 5pm the two men headed off with fishing rods together. The boy has remained inside the van all day.

Under the blue tarp is the mobility scooter. We had a sprinkle of rain so it was covered when I went to photograph it!
 

Then there are the two guys who live in a tent over the back from us. One has pink hair, the other drives a mobility scooter  which is parked near the door of the tent. Both appear to be aged  in their  mid twenties.  No vehicle – guessing they are permanents too.

Who needs water views when you have such interesting characters to watch?

In fairness to Port Augusta, there were some awesome water views especially from Matthew Flinders' Lookout