Orroroo

Another day in Orroroo we decided to walk the Pekina Creek Trail downstream from the old reservoir. This followed the creek down into the town and then back up the other side. A couple of highlights included a place called The Rock Poem where a young lad had carved two poems into a rock back in 1896 and 1901 before he left to find his fortune in the USA and then some aboriginal carving dated back around 7000 years, amazing. We extended the walk out the other side of town to see the Giant Gum tree and it was well worth the hike. This thing is huge. A bonus on the walk back was coming across a number of Shingleback Lizards (or Sleepy Lizards) on the track.
A stroll back through town was typical of these small country towns with a lot of empty shopfronts and businesses closing down. They really try hard to attract the tourists but it is obviously a hard road.Read more