On Wednesday we had a short drive up to Wilpena in the Flinders ranges. The Wilpena Pound Resort caravan park was lovely and so quiet, surrounded by huge red rivergum trees. Again we found ourselves camped near the Taylor's. They were probably beginning to think we were stalking them! The kids had a great time exploring together.
It was a lot cooler in the Flinders Ranges and we even had rain on day two and three. On Thursday morning we did a great walk from our campsite into Wilpena Pound – 7.2kms away. We didn’t realise it was so long when we set out, but thankfully the kids coped fine. We saw kangaroos, an emu with its 6 babies, rock wallabies and a goat and its kid. The view from the top lookout was fantastic – thank goodness given the climb up to the top was quite steep. We are definitely getting our exercise!
Back to camp in time for birthday cake for morning tea. It was Alex’s 8th birthday so we made him a cake.
We spent the afternoon exploring the Flinders Ranges – we were able to drive down through Brachina gorge – spectacular – unfortunately the kids were asleep when we were down there so we didn’t get out and explore. Dinner with the Taylor’s and another birthday cake!
We were woken the next morning (early) by a very cheeky and persistent kangaroo rummaging through our outside rubbish bin. Simon's attempts to get rid of it resulted in the kangaroo hissing at him. He had to resort to throwing a boot at him!
We loved the Flinders Ranges - so scenic, beautiful and quiet. This is where we parted company with the Taylor’s unfortunately, but we look forward to catching up with them next year in Brisbane.
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| Walk track to Wilpena Pound |
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| Wilpena Pound Homestead |
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We made it to the top!
Wilpena Pound top lookout. |
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| Some of the beautiful Flinders Ranges scenery |
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| Driving through Brachina Gorge |
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| Ben running (again!) |
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| Sharing cake with Lucas and Alex |
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| The friendly resident kangaroos |
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