Port Augusta to Woomera
The route:
Well this is where I head North traveling between Port Augusta to Woomera for about 181 kilometres driving along the Stuart Highway, then turning off the Highway and travelling along the Olympic Dam-Pima Road to Woomera (I’ll have to return along this road and join the Stuart Highway again when I head of to Coober Pedy. I’ve made a mental note to check this road for suitability for towing a caravan (This is where Google earth comes into its own).
By all accounts this is a short distance into territory that is totally new to me. I’m looking forward to the drive.
I remember way back in my work life in the U.K. I worked on missiles for the British Aircraft Corporation and I understand, some of the missiles were destined for Woomera. The missile test area is still restricted to the general public however, an area has been opened up for travellers.
If I have not altered my planned schedule, I should arrive in Woomera on the 22nd of July and leave on the 24th July
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The caravan park
Woomera Traveller’s Village & Caravan Park.
Old Pimba Road
Woomera
South Australia
Australia
E-mail: info@woomera.com
Telephone: +61 (08) 8673 7800
Fax: +61 (08) 8673 7700
The caravan Park provides the following basic facilities:
Cudgee Bar (licensed on site & open daily, No B.Y.O),
Coin operated gas BBQ’s with undercover seating and lighting,
Coin operated washing machines & dryers,
Camp kitchens,
Coin operated public telephone,
Gas bottle refills,
Fax services available (fee applies)
I’ll place some photographs and/or video here, once I have had first hand knowledge of the location.
Mobile and TV reception:
Mobile coverage
TV reception includes:
Work in progress
Rates:
$15 for 1, $25 for 2, $6 per extra person,
Surrounding area:
The caravan park provided the following information about Woomera:
Woomera is in the 'outback' desert area of South Australia, approximately 488km north of Adelaide. An easement through the WPA allows public transit on the Trans-Australian Railway, The Ghan, and the Stuart Highway. Travellers are prohibited from leaving these routes. In 1982 restrictions on public access to Woomera township were lifted, allowing the town to develop as a tourist destination, while maintaining its support role for the WTR.
Wikipedia describes Woomera as follows:
Woomera's attractions include its historic aerospace site and the Woomera National Aerospace and Missile Park, located in the centre of town. It features missiles and rockets that were developed and tested at Woomera over the last 60 years, as well as a number of historic aircraft which were used in trials at Woomera. There is a visitors information and heritage interpretation centre as well as a museum which was formerly a recreation centre for USAF personnel and their families from Nurrungar. Other attractions include a movie theatre, a bowling alley, swimming centre, shops and stores, pubs and clubs. Woomera is also a haven for observing and understanding Australia's desert flora and fauna. The Woomera Marine Centre, which is located next to the Community Centre, offers an ironic attraction for the middle of a desert environment.
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