Old Cohens School - Doughboy Reserve

We had arranged to meet up with our mates Geoff & Vickie Parker at the Old Cohen’s School Site 10k west of Ceduna. We have stopped here a few times usually to cook up any vegetables that would need to be handed over at the SA Border. It was going to be a Hot day and it did not disappoint! We set up and pulled out the awning and a couple of hours later our mates rolled in. The Afternoon was spent chatting and laughing and just enjoying each others company. We had taken our big overseas trip with these mates and known them since 1984 so there was plenty of History between us. With the temperature sitting around 40 plus degrees, it did not let up until well into the night. Enough fluids consumed to ward off dehydration 😁

But all things end and they were sadly heading home to attend a funeral of a very good mate of theirs who passed away quickly from Septicaemia, something I’m well aware of this infection, a few years back I went to a Hospital with an infected ankle and was immediately put into Hospital and on an IV drip of antibiotics for 5 days. I was very lucky. Saying our goodbyes we headed towards Ceduna but decided to stop at Penong to refuel. Who’s Landcruiser & Caravan should be at the fuel pumps but my Brother from different Parents, John Mossenton. We knew he was heading East to see his family but didn’t think our times would coincide with a catchup.

We drove a bit further and we both stopped the Penong Cemetery, we have visited here many times and the reason was we saw a funeral being attended to way back in 2005 as we headed East one year, on the way back we stopped and worked out by the dates who had been buried. We also read about the very sad endings for some of the Shipard family, young Wade taken by a GW as he swam out to his father’s boat. His father later dying and his mother who remarried the brother both drowned at sea .. talk about bad luck!! To give some good news we won $201.00 in Lotto 😁 We rarely win but we’re lucky in Love & have a healthy family.

Ok .. back to the drive, we handed what produce we did have to the Border Official, refueled at Port Augusta. The Big Chev is averaging 23lt per 100 which we are very happy with considering the winds and weight of the rig. Stopped for the night at Doughboy Reserve East of Melrose SA.