First night - Bordertown
8 июля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
And we’re off - driving to Adelaide then joining a tour to Lake Eyre. Our first night is in Bordertown on the way to Adelaide. There were interesting things to see in most of the towns we wentЧитать далее
To Adelaide via Monarto Wildlife Park
9 июля, Австралия ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Very cold today and windy and heavy rain from Monarto into Adelaide. 1st stop Coonalpyn silo art for coffee for John (breakfast) and swap drivers. Then we stopped at the Monarto Wildlife Park, and itЧитать далее
Our tour begins
10 июля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Our alarm went at 6am. We discovered our milk and yoghurt were frozen so we run them under hot water to get enough for John's coffee and my breakfast. (small packets of Weetbix and Cornflakes boughtЧитать далее
Lunch in Quorn
10 июля, Австралия ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
We had a group lunch in a little cafe in the main street in Quorn - soup and bread roll and salad roll. Then we walked around the main street and bought a postcard, some Quandong Jam and someЧитать далее
Beltana to Leigh Creek
10 июля, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We went off the main road to visit Beltana which they are making into a tourist attraction. The town is state heritage listed and has a population of around 35 permanent residents. Aboriginal, AfghanЧитать далее
Talc Alf, Farina and Marree
11 июля, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Set off from Leigh Creek after breakfast and a proper coffee from a coffee shop a couple of chaps have set up recently.
Then stopped at Talc Alfs. Alf is a bit of a character who carves in sandstone.Читать далее
Lake Eyre South, William Creek
11 июля, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We had sandwiches for lunch at the Lake Eyre south lookout. There was lots of water, but it was quite a fair way out, or is it a mirage?
We then continued to William Creek down the Oodnadata trackЧитать далее
The Painted Hills
11 июля, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
As soon as we arrived in William Creek it was time for those who were flying to see the Painted Hills to take off. John had elected to do the optional tour so will add his notes. The runway crossesЧитать далее
Flight over Lake Eyre
12 июля, Австралия ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Set off at 7am and, after the safety talk from our pilot Alex, given outside the plane (a Cessna Caravan) we climbed into our seats. We were allocated the 1st set of seats with good views - yay.Читать далее
Innamincka
12 июля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
After about 2 and a half hours flying we touched down at Innamincka for morning tea.
There is only a Police Station, a Parks Office, a Flying Doctor centre, and some accommodation. We had morning teaЧитать далее
Birdsville
12 июля, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The next leg of the flight took us to Birdsville. This flight crossed from the Cooper Creek catchment to the Warburton River catchment and we could see much more greenery as the flood had alreadyЧитать далее
Big Red sunset drinks and nibbles
12 июля, Австралия ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
At 4pm we set off with Mark from the Birdsville Hotel in a minibus for a town tour and Mark showed us the Artesian Bore that supplies their hot water, the school, various old buildings, one of TomЧитать далее
Flight back to William Creek
13 июля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
After breakfast John and I had time to walk out of town a bit to check out a waterhole, by the bridge. Saw some Masked Woodswallows, Fairy Martins, a Blackfaced Cuckoo shrike and Black Kites. ThereЧитать далее
Coober Pedy
13 июля, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
After lunch at the William Creek Hotel we headed further along the Oodnadatta track for a little way before turning left to Coober Pedy. This road was hours of very corrugated dirt track.
AfterЧитать далее
Coober Pedy to Port Augusta
14 июля, Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
There was no breakfast provided at the Motel so Rita had given us each a packeted breakfast which had muesli, a tub of fruit, and a fruit juice plus some yoghurt and a banana each.
We had a fewЧитать далее
Port Augusta to Adelaide
15 июля, Австралия ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
First stop today was the Arid Botanic Gardens but it was raining lightly so most just got coffee with a quick look around on the way in and out. We bought things - natural insect repellent, a book andЧитать далее
Back to Geelong
16 июля, Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
After arriving back in Adelaide we had a quick tour of Amy's garden then we headed to Murray Bridge where we stayed the night in the Adelaide Road Motor Lodge. Dinner was leftover snacks as we reallyЧитать далее













































































































































































































































Enjoy, looking forward to hearing and seeing your trip. [Sue Bath]
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Wow. The bird art is fabo. Happy and safe travels, chum.