We have been on the road 9 months – This second half of the trip seems to be speeding up – and now we are in the final quarter.
This morning I woke to a beautiful sunrise – a typical outback photo if ever there was one – but as good as it was, I couldn’t be bothered getting out of bed for it. Maybe tomorrow morning I will be more enthusiastic. After our photos of the painted desert yesterday, we got up early and hit the road to get the best of the early morning light. We were away around 7am and drove back to a marked trail.
Warning: Lots more photos of the Painted Desert
The track into the start of the walk. The walk was a loop and takes you to the top of several of these hills.
Our car is parked in the far distance, see if you can find it. It looks like a shrub. We walked out along this narrow ridge as well.
The walk back was down through this valley. You can see some tracks on the hills from the kangaroos – we wondered why they would want to hop up and down these hills – they probably just enjoy the last of the days’ light overlooking the plains. We have only see about three so they are probably the same ratio as the cattle to the land.
The flies were not up, so we had a very enjoyable time without being harassed. How many photos can you take? It was hard to stop as we kept seeing different colours and views.
Looking back up the valley.
Here’s breakfast waiting. After breakfast we drove further back to the Outlook to see it also in the morning light.
Yesterday it was quite cloudy and we didn’t have strong light at sunset.
All we needed were a few cactus plants and a couple of cow pokes.
We came back to camp – it’s windy which is great for keeping the flies at bay and drying our washing.
Tomorrow we head down the road to Coober Pedy and have just realized that it is Anzac Day so restocking may be an issue. Hopefully the supermarket opens after lunch or on Sunday or we will have to stay extra nights as there isn’t anywhere else to restock until we get to Boulia. After lunch with the clothes dry, can’t go anywhere as we attach the clothes lines from the car to the camper :). We decided to drive to the western boundary of Arckaringa Station through the Copper Hills. It takes about half an hour from the homestead to the western boundary.
The western boundary station sign- no expense spared.
The dirt is extremely soft and fluffy, you can see how it has just blown away over the centuries.
The wind has intensified during the afternoon – hopefully it will be gone after sunset. We plan to pack up early in the morning as we don’t want to do battle putting down the trailer.
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