Once we headed east from Port Pirie the landscape changed significantly. We were clearly back in good agricultural country.
We stayed in Auburn a couple of days and caught up on washing and had a pleasant afternoon drive around the Clare Valley.
Silo art in Kapunda on our way through to the Barossa Valley.
We camped on the Murray River at Wall Flat. We were hoping to put the kayaks in but there was a very cool breeze blowing, so we decided against it.
I was struck by the different construction eras in this view from the van window.
Superb Fairy-wren
Our lunch stop at Tailem Bend.
The pink lake north of Meningie.
We stayed the night at 42 Mile Crossing Campground in the Coorong. It was a nice grassy area that was protected from the strong southerly winds. There was a walk of about 3km return through the dunes to the beach. We didn't get far before we were side-tracked by birds.
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
A bit further along the path a couple of emus strutted out in front of us.
Lake Leake was our last stop in SA for this trip. It's a donation camp west of Mount Gambier and was very pretty.
There were quite a few of these interesting tracks around the dunes, which we think must have been shingle-back lizards. We did see a pair of them but they scurried in under the vegetation before Dazz could get a shot of them.
The wind was howling on top of the dunes and whipping up sand, so we didn't go down to the beach.
The next day we stopped for lunch at The Granites, just north of Kinston SE. While I was making lunch Dazz saw this lizard.
After lunch we went for a short walk and he noticed this one as it ran off the path and tried to hide. It's a Painted Dragon, as is the previous one, but just not so painted!
Lake Leake was our last stop in SA for this trip. It's a donation camp west of Mount Gambier and was very pretty.
