Sunday, September 19, 2010

Port Broughton to the Flinders Ranges

Monday, Arrived 2.30pm at the Rawnsley Park Station, where luckily we had booked ahead, otherwise would have been turned away.  Relaxed for the rest of the day
Tuesday, Big touristy day, a bit of a an adventure actually. Left the station and travelled firstly to Wipena Pound and then onto Sacred Canyon Aboriginal Engraving Site, very muddy road and car. Nice walk up the canyon only a few engravings at the end, but nonetheless a great experience, then onto Stokes Hill Lookout where we met people from Glenbrook  (small small world). Then off to the Appealinna Ruins, gave Dawson time to explore then on to Blinman the highest town in SA, past the Great Wall of China on route.  Absolutely amazing, incredible, words escape me vista.  Now the real adventure begins, Blinman to Parachilna, half way there we pull up for petrol, sign reads: Welcome, Real People Only No Yuppies, several creek crossings, lots of dirt and mud, and potholes, and corrugations later we arrived at the Prairie Hotel where the serve feral tucker, camel, kangaroo and emu.  Followed the railway line which the Ghann follows before turning off on the Moralana Scenic Route to home.   Mind blowing scenery, took my breath away.  Home and straight to the car wash bay for our wonderful Territory,  who needs a 4WD when you have a Territory.  The amount of mud we washed off  her would have been the weight of the caravan (slight exaggeration, not like me to stretch the truth.    FANTASTIC DAY.
Wednesday,  Today was walking day. Plan was 5km walk back to van then another short walk in the afternoon.   However, once we got walking we kept going 10kms round trip taking 3 1/2hours. Terrain was up and down and rocky and smooth, but once again the scenery was absolutely amazing.  Along the way saw an emu with here chicks, very cute. Dawson just kept on going , loves his freedom.  Once home though, sleep sleep and more sleep for our little man.  Saw some especially lovely birds, the red capped robin, and the ringneck parrot, kites, eagles. Also saw a variety of kangaroos, and even came a very very rare  kangaroo,  possibly the only one in Australia,  it is the known as the Reinyroo.   Picture attached.   
Thursday,   Arrived back in Port Broughton after passing through, Hawker, Quorn, Port Augusta, Port Germein (where Robin decided to go walkabout again, not me still recovering from my 10km walk, this time he tackles the longest wooden jetty in Australia, 1 1/2 kms out, so glad i didn't agree to go with him.
Friday, Travelled the York Pennisula , firstly the township of Wollaroo, then onto Moonta Bay, Port Hughes and then back to Moonta and Kandina and back home again.   Lovely area.
Sunday:    R & R day

1 comment:

  1. Reinyroo. Brilliant one mother. hahahaha
    no actually, hilarious! i loved it.
    Looks amazing, jealous guys,
    but whats this at the end mother, saying your "back home" ahem. is springwood no longer home? you have permanetly ditched me for the caravan? (i can only hope)

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