The Gammon Ranges and back to civilisation

We had great weather along the Birdsville Track, but once we got back into internet range we could see there was rain coming further south.  We changed our plans, and rather than going down to the Flinders Ranges we stayed a few extra days in Copley and went out to the Gammon Ranges for a day drive instead.

 



 

 



We also went for a drive out to Aroona Dam, just south of Leigh Creek.

 Port Augusta

 The green was amazing after a couple of weeks of desert!

The Birdsville Track

Two weeks of school holidays (plus a couple of extra days off school) is plenty of time for a 3200km trip to Adelaide via Birdsville... and we proved it with two nephews.  The pace did mean that there weren't so many photos at the beginning of the trip, but here's a taste of what we saw...

Chinchilla Weir - and it was a perfectly still evening and morning

Heading west...

A well used by Aboriginals... and yes, it did have water in it!

Deon's lookout - a favourite camp spot, even if it was a bit windy.

 

The rainbow serpent at Betoota.  It's head was further around the hill, but was in shadow.

Big Red, on the edge of the Simpson Desert.  The green in the background was a lake last time we were there!

 

The start of the track.

 

 Apparently the flies were really bad a few weeks ago...

 Mungeranie Roadhouse

 Pancakes on the campfire

 

 Experimenting with star trails

 

 We arrived in Maree in time for the camel races.

 Lake Eyre South

 

 The Mound Springs

 Windscreen damage

 Farina Ruins - another favourite campground

 

 The Ochre Pits, near Lyndhurst