Hi to all of our followers.
Just a quick update, as phone signals are few and far between in the outback which is 'messing' with my blogging!! We arrived in Coober Pedy today after spending almost a week in the Flinders Ranges and then driving a section of the Oodnadatta Track. We have managed to avoid all the rain which is great because a few millimetres of rain here is the difference between the roads being passable and impassable. A few coolish nights have caused some body parts to snap freeze, but the days have been fine and our 13 degree days are slowly turning into 18 degree days as we move further north. We have been sitting around wonderful campfires each night and loving the starry skies. The vehicles are performing well now that the Giles' Colorado has new springs, however, they have not been so lucky lately with their tyres. Tyre pressures are the hot topic of conversation and scanning the horizon for, and the collection of firewood for the next campfire is a main priority. In many places it is very scarce and in National and State Parks you cannot collect it of course. You will need to read my new posts for all the nitty, gritty detail. Hopefully I will get them up to date before we move on.
June 17th
Started the day with a walk along the 8.2 km Wangara trail past the historic Wilpena Pound homestead to the lookout to gaze over Wilpena Pound. Then did a drive and a walk to Arkaroo Rock and Sacred Canyon and saw some Aboriginal rock art. 10 km of walking today and our legs were feeling every bit of it as most was over rocky and uneven ground.
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| Di, Brian, Keith, Sue and Sally |
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| On the Wangara Walk Trail |
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| Wilpena Pound |
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| Sacred Canyon |
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| Not sure where to put my foot! |
June 18th
Packed up and left Wilpena Pound this morning and tackled the 4WD roads through Bunyeroo Valley and Gorge and Brachina Gorge towing the campers. Beautiful scenery all the way and a few river crossings.
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| Our convoy |
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| Bunyeroo Valley |
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| The Hall's Rig |
Had lunch at the Aroona Station homestead ruins and then did a bit more driving before stopping in at the Great Wall of China. Saw a lot of goats on the roadside before setting up camp in the river bed at Parachilna Gorge.
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| Great Wall of China |
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| Yes, Mike is here!! |
June 19th
More 4WD track driving through Moolooloo Station to Glass Gorge, averaging about 30 km/hr then we all lined up at the counter of the Blinman General Store where the boys had chunky beef pies and the girls had quandong pies. Yummo!! All sorts of animal life around us today. Camels, goats, kangaroos, sheep, horses and emus that seemed 'hell bent' on tangling with our vehicles. Fortunately we managed to avoid them. The road wasn't too bad, lots of dry creek bed crossings. We stopped in at Mt Chambers and Chambers Gorge and walked in to have a look at the Aboriginal heritage area and then on to camp at Arkaroola, an amazing private sanctuary set up as an Eco tourism destination.
June 20th
Off for a 8 km walk this morning through the Mawson Valley and along the Spriggina trail past the rock formations 'Sitting Bull' and 'The Pinnacles'. After having some lunch back at camp we did the Ridgetop 4WD tour to Sillers Lookout. Absolutely awesome!! Learnt the story of Reginald Sprigg, did some serious 4WDing and from what felt like the top of the world saw the most amazing views.
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| The truck |
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| Sue and Keith - Coulthard's Lookout |
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| View from Coulthard's Lookout |
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| View from Sillers Lookout |
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| The Track |
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