Ikara Flinders NP - Wilcolo Track
1. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 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. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Flinders Ranges - Parachilna, Copley
3.–7. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 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 'roadWeiterlesen
Aroona Dam
4. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Farina
5. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ 🌬 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 - theWeiterlesen
Sassy Emu, Beltana, Nilpena Ediacara NP
6. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Akurra Trail walk, drive to Marree
7.–8. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ 🌬 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 cakeWeiterlesen
Finally got around to following and catching up - what a trip 😍 thank heavens for fit nets at time 🪰 🥴🥴🥴 [Maria]
Lake Eyre/Kati Thanda flyover
8. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ 🌬 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 theWeiterlesen
Cold night, rain,and forestry beginnings
9. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 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 andWeiterlesen
Wet morning, rodeos and Colin Theile
10. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 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 warningWeiterlesen
Birds, mural and cliff top walk
11. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Loxton, Mallee roots, Manangatang
12. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Freezing fog, light show and river walk
13.–15. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ 🌙 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 ofWeiterlesen
Catalina flying boats and onto Echuca
15. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ 🌙 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. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Farewells
17. Juni 2025 in Australien ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Bob Coopers funeral today - Lindsay family gathered for Erica, Mathew & Shawn.
