Fri.28/9.

Start the long trip home & head north. Quick stop at Yorketown where Graeme is unsuccessful in getting some engine oil. Another well maintained, historic town with friendly & helpful people. Next stop Port Victoria – our first really wet & windy experience for many weeks. Fined up enough for us to have a cuppa on the old jetty. Carry on north & after a quick stop in Wallaroo make it to Kadina for lunch & successfully obtain some oil. Along the way go through avenues of wattles. We have been very surprised at the amount of wattle we have seen on our trip – almost everywhere there has been one type of wattle in flower. Then through Port Broughton to finally get onto Highway 1 at Port Pirie. Travel north along the highway until going east through Horrocks Pass in the Flinders Ranges to Wilmington & our caravan park.

Graeme rugged up on the Jetty at Port Victoria.

Sat.29/9.

Set off for a tour of the Southern Flinders – Mt.Remarkable  National Park. Go first to Hancock’s Lookout which had great views over the lower range hills to Spencer Gulf & Port Augusta. Due to a very icy wind we could not stay too long admiring the view! Take the pretty drive to the top of Alligator Gorge & walk to the 2 lookouts. Bit of rain so have to be rather quick. Then drive down to Blue Gum Flat & take the walk into the gorge. Luckily the rain stops & conditions are ideal for walking. Great little gorge – very scenic & easy walking. It gets very narrow in parts but not very high with interesting rock formations. Sugar gums grow in & on the gorge. One that you can see starts growing horizontal out of the rock before going vertical – very amazing. There are also many flowers & ferns growing which doesn’t seem possible as we are less than 50km. from Port Augusta & the barren landscape there! A pretty spot & well worth the walk. Go back to the C.P. for lunch & watch the footy grand final.

View into Alligator Gorge - spot the tree.

 

Terri in Alligator Gorge,

 

Alligator Gorge.

 

Spot that Sugar Gum!