Flinders Ranges

We headed northeast from Port Augusta on the Explorer's Way towards the Flinders Ranges. First stop was the interesting little town of Quorn. A lot of the original buildings from the boom days have been preserved here and the town is obviously proud of it's heritage. This town was on the original Ghan train line that ran from Adelaide and much of the train history is still here. Many stone buildings reminded us of Adelaide or Hobart in their construction.
We continued on through small towns Willochra, Wilson and Hawker before taking the turn off into the main ranges area. You can see the ranges from Port Augusta and they become more dramatic the closer you get. A little way along we came across the ruins of an original sheep station Kanyacka Station. All the buildings had been constructed from stone and were quite substantial, even though all of the roof structure is gone. The main house, servant's house, overseer's house, workmen's huts and stables would have been quite the little township of the time. It was hard to walk through the rooms without wondering about the people who lived and prospered there before drought brought it all to a crashing halt. Further on we stopped at Rawnsley Park Station which is still a working sheep station but is now also a major tourist destination. Full on caravan park, cabins, eco-cabins (whatever they are), restaurant etc. Many spots in the park have views of Wilpena Pound and other parts of the ranges. Not our spot though :(
A nice evening around the campfire with neighbours from Adelaide and Port Lincoln. Camped right next to us were two beautiful Golden Retrievers, Justin and Olivia. They reminded us so much of Jake & Caddie. Can't remember their owner's names :)Read more