Well once again its been a while since last blog. We left Kimba last Sunday. Did a couple of weeks at the Buckleboo site which was a great experience. Shared house with a couple of Irish lads. Hot & dusty work but may venture back next year to do a three month stint.
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Trucks lined up waiting for you in the morning (Ned you would of loved it!).
Thats the sample office where they grade the grain. |
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| The weighbridge - air con did not work! |
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| Craig's job unloading the grain. |
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| Sean & Kevin from Mayo, Ireland. |
From Kimba we headed straight to the Flinders Ranges National Park. Stayed a couple of days at Wilpena Pound. Did a walk up to Wangarra lookout where you get a birdseye view of the pound. Visited the Sacred Canyon to see some aboriginal engravings. Also stayed at Trezona campground & had a look at the Aroona Ruins. Flinders was great, pretty quiet this time of year which was good.
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| Wilpena Pound |
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| Heysen Ranges |
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| Sacred Canyon |
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| Aboriginal engravings |
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| Sunset at Trezona campground |
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| Barachina Gorge |
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| Bunyeroo Valley |
Weather was pretty mild so we decided to continue on up to Maree to finally do Lake Eyre. Called in at Parachilna & a snack at the Prairie Hotel famous for feral food.
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| Prairie Hotel |
At Maree we stayed on a patch of grass beside the pub. Nice little pub just newly leased to a couple from near Cooma NSW. Small world! Up early this morning for our flight over Lake Eyre. Our pilot Jane also doubled as a barmaid at the pub. Flight was spectacular. They have had a bit of rain lately so still plenty of water about. Flew over the south & part of the north, as well as the dog fence, Welcome Creek & the Frome River. Photos just don't do it justice.
Loads of animals about - camels, horses, lizards, emus, feral cats, roos.
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| Nothing around............. |
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| but horses.......... |
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| and lizards...... |
Now at Whyalla (blowing a gail & chilly) & going to spend a few days looking around the Eyre Peninsular.
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