Skytrek

Up early and ready to take on the 80km Skytrek 4wd trail. The information says to allow the whole day and that you have to depart by 10:30, or you wont be given the access keys due to safety precautions. We were given a booklet of information for each respective marker, 50 of them, lining up with a km marker to keep track throughout the day. At marker zero, we reset our odometer, and off we went. The start was at the back of the campsites and homestead, winding next to a dry creekbed. Our first stop was to find some local Aboriginal etchings. Another couple were there and pointed them out for us, we've seen a lot of ochre style artwork, but no etchings like this before. You could clearly see a number of emu footprints, otherwise we think a lot of the rest have been slowly eroding away. Back on the trail and the scenery keeps changing drastically. We saw so many emus! More than sheep! Quite a few roos too, that's pretty standard though. The information booklet was fantastic, such a great way to enjoy the trip and learn about the area. The pyramids were one of my favourite stops, it just looked so cool! We got to the recommended lunch spot and got out to track down the Eagle nest and stromatolite fossils. We found the nest and THINK we found the fossils. We'll google it when we can. Wraps for lunch and a wander for pup before moving on. He's been so good with the tracks, a bit unsettled both mornings, but I think it just rocked him to sleep. We hit marker 42, and it was time to go into full 4wd mode. Up we climbed to a number of gorgeous lookouts. The photos don't do them justice or really show how high we were. One of the last lookouts also had a mailbox, with a visitor book to sign before we started our descent. We got back just before 3pm. Pup had a treat and we had a nap in the camper for a bit, just enjoying some downtime and letting pup properly rest. Shower time, then back for steak wraps and another early night. Czytaj więcej