Day 5
Gawler
Ranges – Thursday September 20th 2012
Waking up to birds calling and
the scene of native wild flowers on a beautiful morning in a lovely part of
South Australia.
After breakfast and a leisurely stroll
around our camp area, we are going to spend the day exploring the park and
trying out the various 4WD tracks.
First stop is the Pondanna
Outstation. This homestead has been restored by the friends of the park and is
available as accommodation. We looked at the various sheds and machinery, and
met up with a very angry brown snake. He obviously didn’t like us in his
territory.
A bit of rough track took us to
the top of Conical Hill. Spectacular views which lead us to the sand dunes
which make up part of the Gawler Ranges. This is a one-way four-wheel drive
track, and it is easy to see why as the track is narrow, with very little opportunity
for passing.
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| Morning Tea |
Morning tea at Kododo Hill then
on to the Yandinga Falls. The trek was not too strenuous and we met some other
hikers. Although the falls weren’t falling there were lots of water holes with
tadpoles having a great time. Lots of skinks and dragon lizards sunning
themselves on the rocks.
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| Conical Hill |
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| The water falls go a long way up |
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| Tadpoles in the water holes |
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| The Organ Pipes |
Lunch under the trees at the
Organ Pipes. An interesting rock formation from when this area was full of
volcanoes.
The Organ Pipes were truly fantastic
to look at and explore. Davo, as usual, has to climb the highest point, and
forgot which path he took, so it was interesting to see him try to find his way
down.
It was now time to return to our
camp site at Mattera, where Davo built a ‘nice fire’. Once the fire died down
we cooked tea of baked potatoes, carrots, lemon chicken and pies. All came out
delicious.
After a filling tea and a bit of satellite spotting,
we decided to treat ourselves to a movie – and watched ‘ Most exotic Marigold
Hotel’. A lovely way to end a beautiful day.
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