Monthly Archives: September 2012

Day 10 – September 10 2012 We planned for a 9am start for a drive around the Flinders.  Our first stop was the Wilpena Pound Visitor Centre for a quick dose of information, then off for a drive through the … Continue reading →

Day 9 – September 9 2012 A very pleasant start to the day, the wind has dropped, the sun is shining & there are no clouds.   The drive to the Flinders Ranges was easy with each unfolding mile giving us … Continue reading →

Day 8 – September 8 2012 It was a cold night but turned out to be a nice sunny morning – shorts & T shirts today. Packing this morning for the next leg of our trip to the Flinders Ranges.  … Continue reading →

Day 7 – September 7 2012 This morning was a short 6km drive to the Mutawintji Gorge car park area then a splendid walk across some rangeland country with feral goats everywhere.  The ranges either side were very pretty in … Continue reading →

Day 6 – September 6 2012 An easy relaxing start to the day, the majority of corellas off early & the steady chorus of all the birds around the campsite kept us entertained.  We headed off on the Link Walk … Continue reading →

Day 5 – September 5 2012 The wind steadily built through the night & by morning it was strong enough to blow a dog off a chain.  The lake had waves about a metre high crashing through the trees in … Continue reading →

Day 4 – September 4 2012 An early start as the birds were rising & singing out their various tunes, we were away by 8.30am on the road to Pooncarie, 58km of fairly recently graded dirt road, so recent we … Continue reading →

Day 3 – September 3 2012 This morning after a leisurely breakfast we were at the Mungo Lake Visitor Centre by 8.45am just as it opened to pay our camp & vehicle fees.  The display was small, yet interesting, explaining … Continue reading →

Day 2 – September 2 2012 An absolutely cold night but cosy in the Karavan.  A freezing start to the morning at Birdcage Reserve.  The birds didn’t seem to mind as they went about starting their day.  Our first breakfast … Continue reading →

Day 1 – September 1 2012 A 7am start & all of the last minute things you can only do just before you leave home for 2 months.  We had the car & the Karavan mostly packed from last weekend … Continue reading →