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- 13.10.2023
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 511 m
- AustralienState of South AustraliaFelton Bore31°43’0” S 138°39’22” E
Arkepena Track and on to Willow Springs
13. Oktober 2023 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °CWe had a couple of drinks last night and flicked through our Cape trip memories. Up this morning to pack up the camper as we had planned to leave it while we did the 4wd track, and didn't want to have to do it this afternoon. We picked up the access key and the map and headed off around 10:30. Today we did the 40km Arkepena track. The first brief challenge was finding the entry point. After we tracked it down, we came across 3 other cars getting ready to start. They said they might be a bit slow so we could go ahead. We got the feeling they'd be stopping at every marker/checkpoint. There are lots of emus around, we weren't far in when we saw one with a bunch of chicks. We looped through the checkpoints, stopping every so often for a photo. The map was pretty cool, with each marker it had a blurb about the local history, or something in that location, such as the trees or shrubbery. We noted that the terrain was so different to what we've seen before, but also to each other, with vast differences on either side of the road, or changing every so often as we progressed. There were 2 parts to this trail, the yellow, low clearance part, then the red, high clearance loop towards the end. We did both of course, climbing up to Prelinna lookout. It was stunning. Views of Wilpena Pound, Elder and Chase ranges, and everything in between. There was a mailbox with a visitor book inside to sign. Pup even got out to take in the view and to get some cute photos of course. Back down was pretty bumpy, but nothing Ben couldn't handle. Once we got to the bottom, we looped past Pugilist hill from yesterday, it was steep but smooth, I reckon we could've done it with the trailer on yesterday afterall, also with plenty of room to spin around if it was on. Back to Rawnsley to pick up the camper then head on to our next campsite. It was only bout 40 minutes down the road. I checked in with the caretaker at Willow Springs and she directed us to our campsite. It's a huge property but I'm glad we booked as there are only a few campsites. They're spread out and relatively private with your own portaloo on each, which was a nice surprise. Most places, even on stations etc, try to jam as many people in, which we get, it's a business, but it was nice to have some room and space for pup to be off lead. We did keep a close eye on him as there are 1080 baits laid all around the Flinders Ranges, although they said they don't deliberately place them around the campsites, birds can still transport it around. In true pup fashion though, he was always right on one of our heels, or at the steps trying to get into the camper. We went for a quick drive back to the amenities so we could shower, pup wasn't thrilled about that. Back for dinner and the earliest night we've had in preparation for our biggest 4wd trek tomorrow.Weiterlesen