by Ian » Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:21 pm
Sky Pilot wrote:Jim05 wrote:Squids wrote:The local news reader, every time she said Portal Gusta
its Port Augusta ffs you idiot.
does my head in.
Craphole no matter which way you say it
Port Augusta is actually a good spot. The wharfeside shopping precinct with Big W and Woolies is clean and modern. Easy safe parking etc. hospital is large and well equipped. Movie theatre is good. Great golf club. Airport works a treat. Some nice pubs, all the fast food joints, car dealerships etc etc. I'm not saying I could live there but as a service centre it is awesome.
I spent the last 2 nights there, stayed at the Majestic Oasis right next to where you're talking about, Tues morning and this morning I went for early morni ng walks (still dark) and I was a bit worried when I left the security of the Oasis, in the end I felt vsafer than walking in Adelaide, in the 6+km I walked this morning 90% of others I saw out and about were woman, most jogging or walking by themselves, there was also a group of woman with a personal trainer on the park just below the stairs to the bridge, it was without a doubt the best place I've stayed in Rural SA for years to do early morning walks
In the 17 years I have been travelling through and staying at Pt Augusta regullary it has come forward a very very long way, I'd rather stay there than Pirie or Whyalla now
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