Road Trip

Dec 2006 – Jan 2007

 

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Road trip after Christmas from MilduraMungo National Park – Menindee Lakes – Broken Hill – Flinders Ranges – Mildura.  About 2000km all up.

 

          Mungo National Park

 

On the road to Mungo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Kenchega National Park (Menindee Lakes)

 

Eric, our little mate passed by our camp site.

 

 

 

Camping along the Darling River

 

 

 

The old Woolshed…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Broken Hill

 

Silverton (just outside Broken Hill).  Home of Mad Max II.

 

 

 

Line of Lode miner’s memorial…

 

 

 

 

Outdoor sculpture symposium at sunset…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutuwinji National Park

 

 

 

          On the road to Flinders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Blinman

 

 

 

          Arkaroola (north Flinders)

 

Remains of a volcano magma shaft.  The rest of the volcano has since eroded away, leaving just the shaft.

 

 

The striking Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies…

 

 

 

 

Our camp site by moonlight…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scenic flight over the northern ranges followed by Lake Frome

 

 

This was our plane.  A classic little Auster designed in the 30’s and built in the 50’s.  Our pilot had to physically wind the prop to start it…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lake Frome

 

 

 

 

 

Katy had a go at steering (yes, we got back)…

 

 

Barrarrana Gorge

 

 

 

 

Wedge tailed eagle…

 

 

 

          Wilpena Pound

 

 

 

 

 

Leaving the Flinders it started raining (hasn’t happened for a long while).  As a result, kangaroos came from all around to sip the water that pooled on the road…

 

 

 

 

 

Our last night on the Cradock Hotel…

 

 

 

The final leg to Mildura

 

 

 

 

 

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