We went on a scenic drive today. We drove along the Geological Trail to Bunyeroo Valley Scenic Drive. It was a drive packed full of spectacular scenery. We stopped for a look around each of the campgrounds we went past. All are lovely, but we are happy with where we are currently camped as well.
The Twin Gums lookout was pretty, but probably the least spectacular of all the lookouts we visited. Soon after that lookout we stopped to have a splash in a stream of water flowing beside the road. There were tadpoles and lots of algae. The kids picked up a stick each and fished for algae.
There were three lookouts soon afterwards. They all provided spectacular views of the surrounding hills and valleys. We stopped at Yanyanna Hut which is a shelter for overnight hikers. We continued along the scenic drive until we hit bitumen and then drove down to Wilpena where we bought bread, milk and ham (I’m not sure what Toby will eat for lunch when we run out of ham, he is a creature of habit and only eats ham sandwiches for lunch at the moment). There was mobile phone coverage at Wilpena, so I frantically uploaded photographs and we updated Nathan’s blog before we left.
Our next stop was was 12km down a dirt track to a Sacred Canyon Heritage Site. By this time Toby had fallen asleep, so Andrew and Nathan went for a walk to see the ancient etchings. When Toby woke up we walked up the track to meet up with them and see the etchings on the rocks.
Then we headed back to the main road, stopped at Hucks Lookout and just a bit further up took the 2 km detour to Stokes Hill where there was a magnificent 360 degree view of the surrounding hills. I saw a man making a phone call up there, so checked and found I had mobile coverage, and quickly updated my blog with photographs and posted it.
We stopped to get 10 litres of water from a tap on a tank at Oraparinna. The map we had showed that water was available here. We are trying our best to be careful with our water and are currently using less than 10 litres (I’d estimate an average of 8 litres) a day for washing and cooking, with drinking water being additional. We could reduce this a little more if absolutely necessary, but given that limited water is available we are using just a little more than necessary to make life a bit more comfortable.
Twin Gums Lookout
Razorback Lookout
Bunyeroo Valley Lookout
Yanyanna Hut
Sacred Valley walk
