Wonoka Creek

Not too far to travel today, about 2 and half hours in total with stops along the way. We packed up and headed for the Great wall of china, an unusual horizontal bed of limestone up on Mount Emily. We kept moving through to Blinman. It's a tiny town but felt quite nice, you can wander in and out of a number of the buildings from the 1860s or do a mine tour, which we'd look into doing another time. We had some temperamental phone service so we checked in on a few things online. We spotted The Miner's Crib cafe and grabbed a quick bite to eat, Ben a pie and I grabbed a salad roll. A quick trip down the road to Wadna, an aboriginal shop filled with local artworks and artefacts. I had a chat with the bloke working there who was turning some wood. Kept moving through the Parachilna gorge and past the Angorichina tourist village. Lots of free campsites along the way that looked quite nice. Last stop was at the Prairie hotel in Parachilna. It's known for its 'Feral food' - emu, goat, kangaroo and camel. Ben had a kangaroo schnitty and a tasting paddle of their local beers. I had a cider with camel sausage rolls and halloumi with quandong and dukkah. Luckily we pulled in when we did, it was absolutely chockers when we were leaving. A quick wander around the park across the road and we were on the road to our next campsite. Staying at Mount Little Station tonight, I caught Kellie, one of the owners, before she was heading off to muster the sheep and she directed us to our campsite. They've got lots of great activities here, a treasure map to a pirate Cove, an animal scavenger hunt, lots of walks and drives, a petting farm and a tavern that opens certain nights of the week. The campsites are pretty spread out too like the last spot. I'd just like a toilet a bit closer, we'll be peeing in the bush before bed tonight. We took refuge in the camper to avoid the flies and for a sneaky nap this afternoon. We had leftover pizza for dinner and watched some downloaded netflix before bed.
We really rate Mount Little Station, it'd be a good spot to base yourselves out of, especially with kids. They've got heaps of driving tours on their site, animal feeding, a tavern open certain nights of the week, a scavenger hunt, a swimming hole, fishing options etc. It's also not far from any of the towns, everything is pretty close here. Back to Blinman for the mine tour, or in to Wilpena Pound etc. Only complaint, although they advertised toilets and amenities, which they do have, they're a drive away, not a wander. So we'd bring a portable loo and we'd be good.Read more