19.08.07

FORSAYTH

After washing the van at Croydon park we left about 0900 another cool and cloudy morning.

Traveled through to Georgetown stopping at an old gold workings at ?????????? where there was a nice billabong and a good camping spot. Bought some things at Georgetown and then went onto Forsayth on a good dirt road.

This is a very small and quiet town of about the same size as Port Kenny, a pub and one store. There are some lovely bougainvillea flowers in the gardens; it is also on the Savanahlander train route which is a tourist line. We booked in for two nights and will do Cobbolt Gorge tomorrow.

We had just cooked tea when a chap from NZ and his wife asked if we would like to share tea with them and others in the camp kitchen. There were two other couples and three single chaps and we had a very nice evening. These people are here prospecting for gold of which there is a reasonable chance of finding, if you are real lucky. Both of the couples had at separate times been to Eyre Peninsular and one had actually camped at Talia Caves.