Ikara Flinders NP - Wilcolo Track
1 czerwca 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
9km walk along the 'outside' track or Wilcolo Track that forms part of the 1200km long Heysen Trail in SA. Very flat, and a lot of flies. The fly nets were sanity savers!
Flinders Ranges, Blinman
2 czerwca 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Flinders Ranges - Parachilna, Copley
3–7 cze 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Morning walk at Wilpena Pound, from entrance through the gap, past the permanent waterhole, and into the pound where the original homestead was built (Hill family)
Lunch at Parachilna - the 'road Czytaj więcej
Aroona Dam
4 czerwca 2025, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Farina
5 czerwca 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Farina has an almost cult following in the area. An old railway town abandoned in ?70's. Restored underground oven now bakes everyday in June/July and sells goods from the only complete building - the Czytaj więcej
Sassy Emu, Beltana, Nilpena Ediacara NP
6 czerwca 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Akurra Trail walk, drive to Marree
7–8 cze 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Left Copley, and walked into Aroona Dam on the Akurra Trail, from Leigh Creek (10.5km return). Lots of feral goats around the dam - it's closed from 12 June for pest control.
Another coffee and cake Czytaj więcej
Lake Eyre/Kati Thanda flyover
8 czerwca 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Watched the sunrise before our 7.30 - 10am flight over Lake Eyre.
North Lake is full, but the Goyder Channel has yet to overflow into the southern Lake.
The Warburton channel was easy to see, and the Czytaj więcej
Cold night, rain,and forestry beginnings
9 czerwca 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Rain on and off from Marree to Jamestown, so we booked into a farmstay on a winery outside Jamestown. Really cold night with heavy frost in the morning brrrrr!
Stopped at Bundaleer forest reserve and Czytaj więcej
Wet morning, rodeos and Colin Theile
10 czerwca 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Wet morning, but very welcome rain after the drought. Drove via Marrabel, Eudanda into Morgan on the banks of the Murray.
It's incredible to come off the dry sandy Plains onto the Murray - no warning Czytaj więcej
Birds, mural and cliff top walk
11 czerwca 2025, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Loxton, Mallee roots, Manangatang
12 czerwca 2025, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Freezing fog, light show and river walk
13–15 cze 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Woke up to thick fog and 2 degrees at Manangatang. Drove into Swan Hill, and the fog was with us all the way
Lifted at 1pm while we were in the pub for lunch
Went to the laser light show 'Legends of Czytaj więcej
Catalina flying boats and onto Echuca
15 czerwca 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Lake Boga - perfectly round fresh lake used during WW11 as the no 1 flying boat repair depot
Echuca to Cowwarr via Noojee Pub
16–18 cze 2025, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Farewells
17 czerwca 2025, Australia ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Bob Coopers funeral today - Lindsay family gathered for Erica, Mathew & Shawn.
